Opinion
March 20, 1952.
Present — Foster, P.J., Heffernan, Brewster, Bergan and Coon, JJ.
Appeal by employer and insurance carrier from an award of death benefits to the widow and minor child of a deceased employee. The only issue raised on appeal is whether decedent's death was causally related to the accidental injuries which he sustained. While engaged in the course of his employment, decedent fell backwards into a vat of hot acid and suffered extensive third-degree burns. There is substantial evidence that at the time of the accident he was suffering from a heart ailment. The accident happened on August 10, 1944, and he died on November 27, 1946. There is medical evidence to sustain the board's finding that the accidental injuries aggravated his pre-existing heart condition and hastened his death. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the Workmen's Compensation Board.