TERRELL v. W.C.A.B. (J. V. MCNICHOLAS)

No. 3384 C.D. 1986.

112 Pa.Commw. 420 (1988)

535 A.2d 310

David Terrell, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (J. V. McNicholas), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford A. Middleman, for petitioner.

Michael J. Seymour, for respondent, J. V. McNicholas.

Argued October 8, 1987, before Judges BARRY and COLINS, and Senior Judge NARICK, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE COLINS, January 8, 1988:

On January 9, 1976 David Terrell (claimant) suffered injuries to his ear, neck and back while attempting to thaw a brake line on a truck owned by J. V. McNicholas (employer). A spark from the flare that the claimant was using to heat the brake line entered his ear, puncturing his eardrum. Claimant reacted by jerking his head and neck back against the truck. Subsequently, claimant was examined by a physician at the Eye and...

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