Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Claimants Thomas Moran, John T. Shinkus, and Edward Stanley Kuchinsky were employed by Bethlehem Mines Corporation (Bethlehem) for periods of 13, 18, and 20 years respectively prior to retiring and *456filing workmen’s compensation claims. A referee found that, as a result of exposure to silica dust in Bethlehem’s iron mine before and after June 30, 1973, all three claimants were totally disabled from silicosis. The Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirmed, and Bethlehem’s appeal to this Court followed.

Bethlehem’s argument that the evidence does not support the…