Mattis v. Husky Rmp Properties, Inc.

URBIGKIT, Justice.

This appeal involves petitioner’s, Henry Mattis’ (Mattis), 1986 claim for worker’s compensation benefits based on an environmental or occupational disease as distinguished from his 1983 claim for a trauma injury suffered when he was burned by hot asphalt during the course of his employment with the respondent, Husky RMP Properties, Inc. (Husky). We will address the authority of the hearing examiner to dismiss the occupational disease claim without benefit of a hearing on its merits. Mattis’ appeal is taken from an order of the worker’s compensation hearing examiner which…