CRESS v. W.C.A.B. (TRI-STATE ENV. CO.)

No. 3198 C.D. 1986.

114 Pa.Commw. 363 (1988)

538 A.2d 1382

Robert E. Cress, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Tri-State Envelope Company) (Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

March 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen M. Koschoff, for petitioner.

Alan P. Schoen, with him, James E. Pocius, Lenahan & Dempsey, for respondent, Tri-State Envelope Company.

Argued November 19, 1987, before Judges DOYLE, BARRY, and Senior Judge KALISH, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE BARRY, March 11, 1988:

Robert E. Cress, the claimant, appeals an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a referee's decision awarding the claimant benefits for the loss of use of his hand.

While working for Tri-State Envelope Company, the claimant, on February 16, 1981, suffered a crushing injury to his right hand when it was caught in a machine. Claimant's hand and forearm were placed in a cast. Claimant received...

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