Stanton v. Johnstown Knitting Mill Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed March 26, 1976. Decedent was employed as a cloth finisher for approximately eight years prior to his disability. The record reveals that in or around January, 1973 the employer changed the types of material that decedent was working with and that different chemical substances were involved. On March 30, 1973, the decedent ceased working and he died on March 9, 1974. Prior to his death decedent had filed a disability claim and a claim for death benefits was filed after his death. The board found that decedent’s disability and…