Denial of Worker's Occupational Asthma Claim Not Supported by Evidence

The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a worker’s claim for occupational asthma was unsupported by substantial evidence. Case: Freshley v. Conbraco Industries Inc., No. 2025-UP-310, 09/10/2025, unpublished. Facts: James Freshley worked for Conbraco Industries Inc. from 2007 until 2010. For most of this time, Freshley worked on the "zinc line," which required bathing manufactured parts in a variety of chemicals, a process that emitted visible fumes. The zinc line was located in the shipping department al...