Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York February 6, 2003 (Claim of Harrington v. L.C. Whitford Co.)

Spain, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 7, 2001, which ruled that claimant was permanently and totally disabled.

In late June 1996, claimant, a unionized laborer and construction worker, was exposed to fumes from burning lead paint while coworkers were removing steel from a bridge.