PHILADELPHIA ELEC. v. W.C.A.B.


129 Pa.Commw. 6 (1989)

564 A.2d 548

PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, (PECO), Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (VONA), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 28, 1989.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted June 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vatche Kaloustian, Thomas F. McDevitt, P.C., Richard R. DiStefano, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

I. Michael Luber, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge, COLINS, J., and NARICK, Senior Judge.


NARICK, Senior Judge.

Philadelphia Electric Company (Employer) appeals the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board's (Board's) decision affirming the reinstatement of John Vona's (Claimant's) benefits for an indefinite period. We affirm.

The facts as found by the referee are as follows. On August 25, 1975, Claimant suffered a work-related injury to his lower back while lifting a one hundred pound bag of sand in his capacity as a sand blaster. Accepting liability...

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