Byrd v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

In this workmen’s compensation appeal, the claimant questions an order by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referee’s decision denying benefits to the claimant; the basis of the denial was that the claimant had failed to prove that he was exposed to a disease which was causally related to his occupation, and also that the incidence of the disease was substantially greater in his occupation than in the general population.

The claimant had been employed by Budd Company since 1968 as a metal finisher. His work produced metal dust which, the claimant…