Claim of Acker v. Buffalo Forge Co.

Appeal from decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. For some years claimant’s husband worked as a sand blaster for Atlas Steel Castings Co. In July, 1944, he Became ill and stopped work. There is proof thát in this work he contracted silieo-tuberculosís, án occupatióñal dust disease. In September, 1944, he went tó work for a short timé fpr appellant Buffalo JPorgé Compariy. In his disability claim the employee himself said he “ made an effort’* tó work in this périod. On October, 2, 1944, hé, bécámé totally disabled from the dust disease añ.d on March Í3, 1945, he filed a…