No compensation shall be payable for any pulmonary disease arising out of the inhalation of organic or inorganic dust or fumes unless the claimant suffers disability as described in Section 42-9-10 or Section 42-9-20 and shall not be compensable under Section 42-9-30; provided, however, in claims based on byssinosis the claimant must have been exposed to dust in his employment for a period of at least seven years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-11-60
Requirements for compensation for pulmonary diseases
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42–42 (216 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Skinner v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. (2011)
Most recently applied in Larry Southern v. Richard H. Bishoff, PC (January 2017)
1962 Code SECTION 72-255; 1952 Code SECTION 72-255; 1949 (46) 565; 1977 Act No. 103 SECTION 1.
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