Walker v. LoSelle Construction Co.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the department of labor and industry which affirmed the deputy commissioner’s award denying plaintiff compensation for an alleged occupational disease.

On July 6, 1940, plaintiff, about 26 years old, was employed by defendant LoSelle Construction Company in the removal of bulk cement from box cars. He wore a mask to keep the cement dust out of his eyes, nose, and month. As the weather was hot, he perspired freely, and his body would become covered with cement dust. After working for about five weeks, plaintiff nóticed a breaking out on the skin of his…