Appellate Court Finds Link Between Sinus Tumor and Heavy-Metal Grinding

INDIANAPOLIS - The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed a trial court and ordered a workers' compensation board to provide benefits to a machinist who contended that he developed a sinus tumor from years of exposure to metal dust at his workplace. May v. Ashley F. Ward Inc., No. 93A02-1011-EX-1323 (Ind. Ct. App.).

The court said in a June 30 opinion that the claimant's medical expert's testimony and evidence from material safety data sheets provided sufficient support for the claim.

Mark May sought benefits after his successful treatment for cancer left him unable to continue working as a machinist …