Luckau v. Board of Review of the Industrial Commission

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Petitioner Becky Luckau appeals the Industrial Commission’s denial of occupational disease death benefits. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner’s husband, Rodney Luckau (decedent), died in 1990 of mesothelioma, a cancer usually caused by asbestos exposure. Petitioner filed a claim with the Industrial Commission alleging that decedent was exposed to injurious amounts of asbestos while employed at Broadway Shoe Re-builders (Broadway). She sought occupational disease death benefits under the Occupational Disease Disability Act.

Decedent held numerous jobs during his…