Claim of Taylor v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

Mercure, J.P.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 22, 1999, which ruled, inter alia, that claimant sustained a compensable injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant, a customer service representative, had a history of multiple chemical sensitivity, asthma, rhino sinusitis and irritable bowel when, in 1993, she was exposed to fumes from roof tar that was being applied to the building in which she worked. Her conditions worsened thereafter. In 1995, claimant was exposed to fumes from the insecticide Dursban that was used in her office.…