Armco Steel Corp. v. Lyons

HOWERTON, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Appellant was the employer of appellee’s now deceased husband, Clarence Lyons, who suffered an episode of ventricular tachycardia shortly after reporting to work on March 8, 1973. The employee died on March 13,1973 from further heart problems while he remained hospitalized in Ashland, Kentucky.

The deceased had been employed by appellant for approximately 18 years. In October 1972, Mr. Lyons suffered a severe *677myocardial infarction at home. He returned to work as a tow-motor operator on February 18, 1973. This type work was described by the…