Case Conclusion Date: December 24, 2002
Practice Area: Workers Compensation
Outcome: Supreme Court upheld award of compensation.
Description: Workers’ compensation — Claim allowed for death resulting from exposure to nickel and chrome dust in the workplace — Application filed by decedent’s wife for additional compensation for violation of a specific safety requirement, IC-5-10-05(A) — Additional compensation awarded — Industrial Commission’s order awarding claimant an additional award for a VSSR not an abuse of discretion when supported by evidence in the record.