Beth-Elkhorn Corp. v. Young

REED, Judge.

John Short, a coal miner employed by Beth-Elkhorn Corporation, claimed workmen’s compensation benefits for total and permanent disability. He injured his back on June 12, 19&9 and was only able to work a total of two hours after the traumatic injury; Short also alleged that he became totally disabled by silicosis on June 22, 1969. He filed his claim for maximum compensation benefits as a result of the traumatic injury and the occupational disease on July 1, 1969. The board found that the traumatic injury and the occupational disease each produced “a 100% disability.” The board in…