The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-11
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| Answer: 1t should be used In every
case wher the disability due to an oc-
cupational disease extends for any
period beyond one week.
In Medical Only cases, where the
ease does not exceed one week, an ap-
plication for payment of such medical
treatment should be made on O. ID. 3.
The time limit for filing an occupa-
tOnal disease claim is much shorter
than that of an injury claim. AS Il
matter of fact, applications for com
penSation for an occupatiOnal disease
are forever barred by the statute I'M
less filed with the Industrial Commits
sion of Ohio within four months after
disability due to the disease began.
There is one exception, however, to the
last named provision of the statute: ::
This exception applies to SilicOSiS
cases or diseases of the respiratory
tract resulting from injurious exposure
to silica and other forms of harmful
dust
The claimant in this type of case
total disability begins. Failure to do
so would mean that no consideration
could be given to his application. The
usual practice of the Commission is to
accept the word Of the attending ply
sician as determinative Of when total
disability began.
While we are on the subject of sill
COSTS, perhaps the exact language of
the statute should be quoted with re-
spect to this disease. 1t reads:
Nothing In this act shall entitle
an employee or his dependents TO
compensation, medical treatment or
payment of funeral expenses for dis
ability or death from silicoSiS, unless
the employee has been subject to in
furious exposure to silica dust in his
employment in Ohio preceding his
disablement for periods amounting
in all to at least three years, some
portion of which shall have been
after the effective date of this act.
compensation, medical, hospital
and nursing expenses ON account of
silicoSiS shall he payable only in the
event of temporary total disability,
permanent total disability or death
Most ,lustS in pOtterieS contain silica,
and any kilnman, caster, jggernan,
finiSher or other workman who abSorbS
such dust into his lungs in quantities
that are recognized medically as being
totally disabling, meets practically all
of the requirements OF the two para
graphs of the law just quoted insofar
aS securing compensation payments and
complete medical treatment are con
cerned, provided that he can show at
least three wears of such harmful eX-
pOs,Ire to such dusts In ohio operated
plar.s
The last Ohio General Assembly
added II new amendment To the SilicoSiS
section of the Workmen's Compensation
Law. This amendment c0nferS on the
Industrial Commission authority to
make an award of twcnty-SiX weeks
compensation, at the rate of $1,000 per
week, to II worker who has silcosis In
II non-diSnhling form, for the purpose
of assisting such worker in making Il
change in jobs to protect his health,
| If he desires to do SO. Application for
such compensation would be made ON
q. ID. form IS. If his application were
lapproved, he could change his job the
next day, If he had II job to 90 TO-
and the lwenty-SiX weeks cOmpenSa-
tiOn would Still be- available 10 him.
If after reading these comments and
provisions of the statute, YOU feel You
still need more information ON your
own particular accident or occupa-
tionnl disease problem, sit right down
now and address Il letter To the Claims
| Section of the Industrial commission,
State Office Building, Columbus, and
ask the Claims Section what it can do
to be helpful To YOU. If ii can be of
help TO You, we feel sure II will only
be too glad to do so.
Last week you We're told that the
subject of Compensation Benefits would
be discussed this week, but because of
the extended character OF this week =
comments, we will let the benefits
question 90 over until another time