Concannon v. Oregon Portland Cement Co.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries plaintiff claims to have sustained in 1964 as a result of breathing cement dust while working at defendant’s cement plant. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff.

Plaintiff worked for defendant as a machinist for 17 years prior to 1964. Defendant rejected coverage under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. As a part of his work plaintiff was required to make repairs inside *4dust collectors in which cement dnst produced in the cement manufacturing process was collected. To prevent the inhalation of the…