City of Orlando v. Lemay

ALLEN, Judge.

The employer and its servicing agent appeal a workers’ compensation order by which benefits were awarded in connection with a hearing loss injury. The judge found that this injury resulted from the cumulative effect of the claimant’s continued exposure to loud noises at work, and that these multiple exposures constituted repeated accidents. Although the claim was based on a date of accident coinciding with earlier exposure, the employer and servicing agent contend that the last injurious exposure should have been used as the date of accident. We conclude that the judge did not…