Claim of Zalenski v. Crucible Steel, Inc.

— Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board filed December 18, 1981, which held that the self-insured employer must provide claimant with a hearing aid. While the minutes of the original hearing are not before us, it *808appears that claimant worked for Crucible Steel, the employer, for many years before his retirement and it was concluded that while so employed he was continually exposed to severe industrial noise. Realizing that he was suffering a substantial hearing loss, claimant, after consulting with his physician, initiated a claim for occupational loss of hearing pursuant…