As used in the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, "occupational disease" includes any disease peculiar to the occupation in which the employee was engaged and due to causes in excess of the ordinary hazards of employment as such and includes any disease due to, or attributable to, exposure to or contact with any radioactive material by an employee in the course of his employment.
§ 52-3-33 NMSA 1978
Occupational diseases; definition
Known as the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
The act spans §§ 52–52 (63 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Anderson v. Brinkhoff (1993)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. Brinkhoff (September 1993)
1953 Comp., § 59-11-21, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 239, § 7.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.