Electron Corp. v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge MARQUEZ.

Electron Corporation, a self-insured employer, contests an order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (ICAO) refusing to apportion liability against the Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF) for permanent total disability benefits payable to the claimant, Joseph L. Salazar. We set aside the order.

The claimant was employed at Electron for twenty-one and one-half years, during which time he was exposed to significant amounts of silica dust and asbestos fibers. In 1977, at age 38, claimant was diagnosed as having silicosis and was awarded permanent partial disability of fifty…