FLINT v. AMERICAN CAN CO.

No. C8-88-510.

426 N.W.2d 190 (1988)

Gary FLINT, Respondent, v. AMERICAN CAN COMPANY and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Relators.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara L. Heck, Minneapolis, for relators.

Joseph T. Herbulock, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


POPOVICH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals affirming a compensation judge's award of permanent partial disability compensation for a noise-induced hearing loss. We affirm as modified.

Gary Flint (hereinafter employee) started working for the employer as a lift driver in 1961. In 1969, he became a production mechanic, a job that exposed him to hazardous noise levels on a daily basis. Sometime prior to...

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