Hope Brick Works v. Welch

Donald L. Corbin, Chief Judge.

This appeal comes to us from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Appellant, Hope Brick Works, appeals from an order of the Commission filed June 17,1988. Appellee, Freddie Welch, now deceased, cross-appeals from only the portion of the Commission’s opinion which concerns the legal and factual effect of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports. For reasons stated below, we dismiss.

Appellee filed a claim for benefits in 1984 alleging that he contracted silicosis during the twenty-two year scope and course of his employment with…