Claim of Falcone v. Western Electric Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 12, 1978, finding claimant’s date of disablement to be July 30, 1973. Claimant was employed in the enameling department of Western Electric Company, Inc., from 1948 to 1975. The employer used polyurethane, a substance containing toluene dusocyanate (TD1), in its enameling department on an experimental basis from 1957 until 1966, when the use of polyurethane continued on a regular basis through the remainder of claimant’s employment. In 1966, claimant began experiencing respiratory problems. He reported these problems to…