ALTMAN CONTRACTORS v. Gibson

The substantial medical and lay evidence presented in this case, accepted as credible by the JCC, supports the JCC’s determination that the mold exposure injury was compensable. Accordingly, I dissent.

The evidence found credible by the JCC established that Claimant, a construction supervisor, encountered hairy and protruding mold in an indoor work environment on a regular basis and was charged with the duty of inspecting and reporting the mold incursion to the Employer. At one point, a substance visually identified as mold by Claimant and treated as such by the Employer was found on wet…