Claim of Rodriguez v. Vogue Metalcraft, Inc.

— Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, *620filed October 14, 1982, which awarded death benefits to the deceased employee’s parents. Claimants are the parents of decedent who died as a result of an explosion at the factory where she worked. At the time of death the household consisted of nine persons, including decedent and her parents. A claim for death benefits was filed and, while the employer and carrier conceded compensability, they contested the parents’ claim of dependency. The board found that the parents were partially dependent on decedent at the time of her…