State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

William H. Hurley, a welder, in the course of his employment, April 30, 1959, to January 5, 1973, by Kauth Bros., Inc., suffered injuries on a cumulative basis, to his eyes, ears and lungs from exposure, respectively, from the heat and flashes of welding torches, the noises of the shop in which he worked, and the dust and fumes there inhaled by him. He filed separate applications with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (hereafter Board) for each of the three described injuries.

From its “Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities” (see Lab. Code, § 4660), the Board…