Krumback v. Dow Chemical Co.

BERMAN, Judge.

Florence E. Krumback, widow of Leroy A. Krumback, petitions for review of the Industrial Commission’s order denying her request for death benefits. We set aside the order and remand for additional proceedings.

Leroy A. Krumbaek worked from January 1959 until December 1973 at the Rocky Plats Nuclear Weapons Plant, a Dow Chemical Company facility. During the course of his employment, Leroy was exposed to over 45 rems of external radiation. He also was involved in a number of industrial accidents as a result of which he sustained internal radiation contamination. Leroy retired from…