Dietz v. Ramuda

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board upholding SAIF’s denial of his claim for compensation for a heart attack that occurred after he was exposed to smoke while on the job. We affirm.

Claimant, who was 63 years old at the time of hearing, worked at employer’s meat processing plant for 18 years. In January, 1992, during the course of his work, he breathed smoke from an electrical fire for approximately seven minutes. Within a few minutes of the exposure to the smoke, he began to cough, was nauseated and felt chest pain. He was taken to the hospital where it was…