Burdock v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.

• This appeal involves the applicability of certain provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act which may be invoked in Maryland to bar a claim for workmen’s compensation based upon an occupational disease (here, silicosis).

The Medical Board for Occupational Diseases on October 31, 1972 conducted a hearing at Cumberland, Maryland on the claim of appellant, a clay miner who retired in 1968 after 43 years of mine labor. On April 25, 1973 the Board made findings on 19 of 22 separate issues, referring the remaining three issues to the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. On September 17, 1973, the…