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COMPENSABLE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN OHIO The Ohio Workmen's Compensation Law covers 18 afflictions which occur under certain cir cumstances related to one's occupation. These are given in the table below. Al l occupational diseases, of whatsoever nature, are reportable by physicians to the State D irector of H ealth (Sec. 1243-1 G. C.) , at Columbus. The occupational diseases listed below (t he compensable diseases) should also be reported to the State I ndustrial Commission at Columbus. Following are the sections o f the W orkmen's Compensation Law pertinent to this subject: Sec. 1463-68a. [Com pensation of disabled em ploye o r de pendents; who entitled. Compensable occupational diseases; schedule.] Every employe who is disabled because of the con traction of an occupational disease as herein defined, or the de pendents of an employe whose death is caused by an occupational disease as herein defined, shall, on and after July 1st, 1921, be entitled to the compensation provided by sections 1463-78 to 1465-82, inclusive, and section 1465-89 of the General Code, subject to the modifications hereinafter mentioned; provided that no person shall be entitled to such compensation unless for ninety days next pre ceding the filing of a claim for compensation the employe has been a resident of the state of Ohio, or for ninety days next preceding the filing of a claim for compensation has been employed by an employer required by the workmen's compensation law of Ohio to contribute to the occupational disease fund of Ohio for the benefit of such employe, or to compensate such employe directly under the provisions of section 1465-69 of the General Code. The following diseases shall be considered occupational diseases and compensable as such, when contracted by an employe in the course of his employment in which such employe was engaged at any time within twelve months previous to the date of his disablement and due 'to the nature of any process described herein. Schedule Description o f disease or injury. Description o f process 1. Anthrax. 2. Glanders. 3. Lead poisoning. 1ViM-- A. B . 1 4 0 -9 -2 9 Handling of wool, hair, bristles, hides and skins. Care of any equine animal suf fering from glanders ; handling carcass of such animal. Any industrial process involving the use of lead or its prepara tions or compounds. . g 00^ 355^ Description o f disease or injury. 4. Mercury poisoning. Description o f process Any industrial process involving the use of mercury or its preparations or compounds. 5. Phosphorus poisoning. Any industrial process involving the use of phosphorus or its preparations or compounds. 6. Arsenic poisoning. Any industrial process involving the use of arsenic or its prep arations or compounds. 7. Poisoning by benzol or by Any industrial process involving nitro and amido-derivatives the use of benzol or a nitro- of benzol (dinitro-benzol, or amido-derivative of benzol anilin and others). or its preparations or com pounds. 8. Poisoning by gasoline, ben Any industrial process involving zine, naphtha, or other the use of gasoline, benzine, volatile petroleum products. naphtha, or other volatile petroleum products. 9. Poisoning by carbon bisul phide. Any industrial process involving the use of carbon bisulphide or its preparations or com pounds. 10. Poisoning by wood alcohol. Any industrial process involving the use of wood alcohol or its preparations. 11. Infection or inflammation Any' industrial process involving of the skin on contact sur the handling or use of oils, cut faces due to oils, cutting ting compounds or lubricants, compounds or lubricants, or involving contact with dust, dust, liquids, fumes, gases liquids, fumes, gases or vapors. ;; or yapors. . Description of disease or injury. Description of process 12. Epithelioma cancer or ul- Handling or industrial use of ceration of the skin or of carbon, pitch or tarry comthe corneal surface of the pounds, eye due to carbon, pitch, tar or tarry compounds. 13. Compressed air illness. Any industrial process carried on in compressed air. 14. Carbon dioxide poisoning. Any process involving the evolu tion or resulting in the escape of carbon dioxide. 15. Brass or zinc poisoning. Any process involving the manu facture, founding or refining of brass or- the melting or smelting of zinc. (109 v. 183.) Sec. 1465-68b. [Who entitled to rights and benefits and sub ject to liabilities and penalties. Collection, administration and disbursement of fund.] Every employe mentioned in the next preceding section and the dependent or dependents of such em ploye and the employer or employers of such employe shall be entitled to all the rights, benefits and immunities and shall be sub ject to all the liabilities, penalties and regulations provided for injured employes and their employers by sections 1465-44 to 1465-108, General Code, inclusive, save and except section 1465-90, General Code, which shall not apply to any case involving occu pational disease, and also subject to such, other modifications or exemptions hereinafter provided. The industrial commission shall have all of the powers, authority and duties with respect to the collection, administration and dis bursement of the state occupational disease fund as are provided for in sections 1465-44 to 1465-108, General Code, inclusive, pro viding for the collection, administration and disbursement of the state insurance fund for the compensation of injured employes. (109 v. 185.) ................ 16. Manganese dioxide pois oning. Any process involving the grind ing or milling of manganese dioxide or the escape of man ganese dioxide dust. ; 17. Radium poisoning. Any industrial process involving the use of radium and other radio active substances, in lum inous paint. 18. Tenosynovitis and tellar bursitis. Prepa Prim ary tenosynovitis characterized by a passive effusion or crepitus into the tendon sheath of the flexor or extensor mus cles of the hand, due to fre quently repetitive motions or vi bration or prepatellar bursitis due to continued pressure. Additional copies o f this leaflet may be obtained by addressing ^ ^ 00 ; 3557 STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH P u r e O il B u il d in g Co l u m b u s , O h io -