AMER. CHAIN & C. CO. v. W. C. A. B. (JOHNSON)

No. 2734 C.D. 1984.

92 Pa.Commw. 172 (1985)

American Chain and Cable Company, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Johnson), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

October 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Griffith, Kagen, Griffith, Strickler, Lerman & Solymos, for petitioner.

Dale E. Anstine, for respondent, Eugene Johnson.

Submitted on briefs September 9, 1985, to Judges ROGERS and MacPHAIL, and Senior Judge BARBIERI, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE MacPHAIL, October 7, 1985:

American Chain and Cable Company (Employer) appeals a decision of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a referee's decision awarding benefits to Eugene Johnson (Claimant) for the specific loss of his hand.

On September 25, 1980, Claimant suffered a crushing injury to his right hand while working as a hydraulic press operator. As a result of that injury, Claimant suffered the total amputation...

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