Van Loan v. Septa

FORER, J.,

— This case raises an issue of first impression in Pennsylvania with respect to section 108(n) of the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act of June 21, 1939, P.L. 566, secs. 101-503, as amended, 77 P.S. §§1201-1603. Claimant, an employe of defendant Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), contracted chronic bronchilitis, peribronchile fibrosis and bronchiolitis obliterans as a result of inhaling fumes of hydrochloric acid in a caustic tile cleaner. Defendant, while admitting the etiology of the illness, disputes that it falls within the ambit of section 108(n).

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