Griffith v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner

Haden, Justice:

This is an appeal by United States Steel Corporation from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming a previous order of the Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner which had granted the claimant Griffith a life award under the second injury provision of West Virginia Code, chapter 23, article 3, section 1, as amended. In this case the claimant first was found to be 40% impaired in his capacity to work due to occupational pneumoconiosis which, when considered in light of previous disabilities totaling 63%, resulted in a further determination by the Commissioner…