Claim of Harrington v. L.C. Whitford Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 7, 2001, which ruled that claimant was permanently and totally disabled.
In late June 1996, claimant, a unionized laborer and construction worker, was exposed to fumes from burning lead paint while coworkers were removing steel from a bridge. He reported the incident to his employer the following day and completed his work on the project on July 1, 1996. He thereafter experienced a severe exacerbation of his preexisting but inactive asthma condition, which had been treated since 1995 by Richard Evans, a certified…
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