Poke v. Peerless Foundry Co.

Appellant filed application for compensation for permanent partial impairment alleged to be due to exposure to silica dust up to and including August 1, 1952. It was alleged that the appellant suffered a sixty (60%) percent permanent partial impairment of the man as a whole.

The following history of the alleged ailment as recited therein is:

“That the general nature and character of the illness or disease for which compensation is sought is (State Fully) Silicosis. There is a history of occupational exposure to silica dust. Physical examination and X-ray studies make the diagnosis of silicosis…