Escribano v. Westinghouse Electric Co.

SHIVERS, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, Es-cribano appeals an order of the deputy commissioner which dismisses Escribano’s claim based on the running of the Statute of Limitations, section 440.19(2), Florida Statutes (1979). Appellant contends that the deputy commissioner erred in finding that the statute had run. We agree, reverse and remand.

Escribano was employed by Westinghouse from 1951 until 1981, working as a cleaner, metal finisher, and finally as a welder. Claimant was injured in a compen-sable industrial accident in 1971 when he tripped over a cable and felt pain in his…