Claim of Oliver v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 2, 2000, which ruled that claimant suffered from an occupational disease and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant worked for the employer in a number of positions since 1965, with nearly 20 years as a gear cutter. In 1994, he began to lose his voice and ultimately a malignant carcinoma was surgically removed from his left vocal cord. The Workers’ Compensation Board ruled that claimant’s laryngeal cancer constituted an occupational disease and awarded claimant workers’ compensation benefits. The employer appeals.

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