Beetle Plastics v. Tomlinson

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

The 55-year-old claimant was hired by Beetle Plastics, Inc., of Gene Autry, Oklahoma, in October 1974 to work as a “trainee and helper.” Before long he was assigned to the job of sanding fiber glass and assisting in “lay-up” work in the interior of large tanks being constructed by Beetle. In early December 1974 claimant began to feel sick and experience a shortness of breath which became so bad on the evening of December 8 that he could not return to work the next morning. He filed a claim for compensation and on February 5, 1976, received an award based upon a finding of…