Claim of Depczynski v. Adsco/Farrar & Trefts

OPINION OF THE COURT

Cardona, J.

On or about November 9, 1989, claimant filed a claim for occupational hearing loss against his former employer, Adsco/ Farrar & Trefts (hereinafter the employer). At his hearing on May 21, 1991, claimant testified that the employer was in the boilermaking and heavy fabricating business and that, during the 34 years of his employment which ended in June 1980, he was regularly exposed to "very, very heavy noises”. Claimant acknowledged that he began to experience hearing loss in approximately 1980. He admitted that he "knew” that the problem was the result of his…