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COPY 1 Jan u ar y 9, G.D. 5050 19 3 6 Mr . Wm. T. Bl a k e , Com m ission er , The I n d u s t r i a l Commission o f Oh io, Bu ildin g. Boar Mr. Blake: The o r i g i n a l a p p l i c a t i o n in t h i s c l a i m was f i l e d on Ju l y 20, 1928. Claim an t a l l e g e d he was su ffe r i n g from what t h e d o c t o r s d e scr ib e d a t t h a t t im e a s p e r i p h e r a l n e u r i t i s . He c l a i m e d t h s c o n d i t i o n came ah ou t as a r e su l t of h i s work wh ile m ach in in g t e s t st e e l b ar s be t w een May; 27, 1926 and A p r i l 1, 1928. The c l a i m was i n v e s t i g a t e d by o u r Can t on Br an ch O f f i c e m an age r . On November 13, 1928 t h e Com m ission r e f e r r e d t h e c l a i m t o Dr . Obet z f o r i n v e s t i g a t i o n and r e p o r t . Dr. Obet z v i s i t e d t h e p l a n t an d w i t n essed the op e r at io n s in t h e la b o r a t o r y , ana reviewed a l l the pr oof i n c l u d i n g t h e m ed ical pr oof on f i l e a t t h a t t im e . Dr . Obetz r e c ommended d i sa l l o w a n c e o f t h e c l a i m in a f u l l , w r i t t e n r e v ie w , f o r t h e r eason t h at the claim an t ' s d i s a b i l i t y was not th e r e su lt of an y oc c u p a t i o n a l d i s e a s e a r i s i n g ou t o f h i s employmen t . On Ja n u a r y 8 , 1929 c laim was den ied by th e Commission fo r th e r eason t h at the p r o o f f a i l e d t o show t h a t t h e c l a i m a n t ' s d i s a b i l i t y w as t h e r e s u l t o f a compen sable occu p at ion al d i se a se . On Au gu st 7, 1935 t h e c l a i m a n t f i l e d a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m o d i f i c a t i o n of a ,a r d accompanied by con sid er able m edical proof in clu din g a c l i n i c a l d i a g n o s i s made a t The Mayo C l i n i c , wh er e t h e c l a i m a n t ' s l e g s wer e amput a t e a . The p r o o f was t h e n r ev ie w ed by ou r Le g a l Depar t m en t and a st at em en t o f f a c t s p r ep ar ed . A h ear in g was had b efor e th e Commission on Oct ober 22, 1935 on t h i s st at e m e n t of f a c t s , wh ich in - clu d e a a review of a i l t.;e pr oof up to d a t e . j The r e fe r e e h e ar in g t h e c ase b e for e t h e Commission d i sc u sse d t h i s c a se w it h Dr . Obet z an d Dr . Hayhuist on n umerous o c c a si o n s . Doct or Obetz pr epar ed a second w r it t en review of the b ase a f t e r co n fe r r in g w it h Dr .H ayh u r st . Dr. Obetz f e l t t h at the exposu r e was ver y sl i g h t an a so mild a s not t o have a ffe c t e d th e c la im a n t ' s p r e - e x i st i n g v ascu lar d ise a se of h is blood v e sse ls. H r. Sain o f our Safe t y Department v isit e d the p lan t of the employer and w it n essed th e v ar io u s o p e r at io n s performed by t h e claim an t in t h e lab o r at o r y of the employin g company. lie f e l t t h a t th e op e r at ion r eq u ir ed th e use of such minute q u a n t it ie s of lead as not t o have affect ed claim an t's ph ysical con dition . ' Th is claim an t was fu r t h e r d isc u sse d with a l l t h r ee members of the Com m ission , Mr. Gr ego r y b ein g c o n su l t e d on t h r e e o c c a s i o n s . An o r d e r was p l a c e d on t h e c l a i m on December 31, 1935, d i sa l l o w i n g c la im , and d ism issin g the a p p lic a t io n fo r m o d ificat io n of award fi ^ e d August 7, 1935, fo r th e r eason t h a t the pr oof in d icat ed t h a t tfW 0016698 i f tne claim an t su ffe r e d any exposure a t a l l t o lead poison in g, i t v.as so s l i g h t in i t s n at u r e t h at i t could n ot p o ssi b l e have a ffe c t e d h is conceded p r e - e xist in g con dit ion . Furth ermore, the proof in dicates that it has never been d e fin it e ly establish ed t h at the claim an t did a t any time su ffe r from lead poison in g. Tne o r i g n a l c o n d i t i o n vrns d e sc r i b e d a s "p e r i p h e r a l n e u r i t i s " , w h il some of t h e o t h e r symptoms su gge st e d a r e n ot u n u su a l , o r i f so , common t o many o t h e r t y p es, o f d i s e a s e . Very t r u l y y o u r s, G. K. THUNICK, GIAIMS REF3RE3 KE 001689$