Worsch v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

Appellant was employed by the defendant-respondent, Seymour Flour Mill, from July 3,1942, until December 31,1963, when he was forced to terminate his employment because of emphysema, at the age of forty-nine. Appellant filed a claim for workmen’s compensation on the grounds .the emphysema was an industrial disease caused by and related to his employment at the mill. On May 4, 1966, a hearing was held before an examiner, after which the following findings of fact were made:

“. . . that he had considerable exposure to dust and fumes while mixing and grinding feed; that the applicant sustained…