Presiding Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:
Claimant, William Hicks, sought compensation pursuant to the Illinois Workers' Occupational Diseases Act (Act) (Ill.Rev. Stat.1989, ch. 48, par. 172.36 et seq.) for impairment of his heart and lungs resulting from the inhalation of coal and rock dust. An arbitration hearing was held on September 12, 1989. Hicks testified that he was 59 years old when he left Zeigler Coal Company on January 31...
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