Schmeck v. General Battery Corp.

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is an appeal from an opinion and order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County affirming the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), thereby denying benefits to Frank Schmeck, Jr., Sheridan E. Loeb, Walter B-. Paul, Howard Garber and Kenneth A. Haas (Claimants).

All of the individual Claimants were employees of General Battery Corporation (Employer), a manufacturer of lead-lined batteries. Claimants had worked in areas of lead exposure for periods varying from 4% to 21 years. The Employer provided routine physical examinations of employees in lead areas…