Fleming v. Industrial Commission

On July 25, 1977, petitioner, Steven E. Fleming, filed an application for adjustment of claim alleging a loss of hearing in both ears due to exposure to loud noise over a four-year period while in the employ of respondent, International Harvester Company. The application designated December of 1970 as the “Date of Accident, Last Exposure, Disability or Death.” At the arbitration hearing petitioner moved to amend the application, stating that the date designated as “Date of Accident, Last Exposure, Disability or Death” was intended to state the beginning of exposure, and that the exposure…