Johnsen v. Beacon Electric/Hamilton Electric

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board order holding that his occupational disease claim is precluded by an earlier determination denying an earlier claim. We agree with the Board and affirm.

The Board found that claimant has been employed as an electrician by the same employer since the 1950’s, when employer’s name was Hamilton Electric Company. It also found that, some time before 1983, Hamilton changed its name to Beacon Electric. In 1983, claimant filed an occupational disease claim against Hamilton, contending that exposure to asbestos in the 1950’s and…