Millis v. Industrial Commission

Plaintiff, Glenn Millis, filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) on September 28, 1976, and a claim under the Worker’s Occupational Diseases Act (Occupational Diseases Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 172.36 et seq.) on February 14, 1978, both claims alleging a hearing loss incurred in his employment with defendant, Clifford-Jacobs Forging Company. With respect to the workmen’s compensation claim, the arbitrator found that on September 24, 1976, plaintiff sustained accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of his…