DWOREK v. W.C.A.B.


166 Pa.Commw. 512 (1994)

646 A.2d 713

John DWOREK, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (RAGNAR BENSON, INC. & NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO.), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Achille, for petitioner.

Edward D. Klym, for respondents.

Before DOYLE and KELLEY, JJ., and NARICK, Senior Judge.


NARICK, Senior Judge.

John Dworek (Claimant) appeals from the order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) that affirmed a referee's grant of benefits for a closed period to Claimant but reversed the referee's award of counsel fees. We affirm.

Claimant worked for Ragnar Benson, Inc. (Employer) as a carpenter. On October 4, 1990, Claimant caught a 100-pound panel which another worker had dropped. Claimant informed Employer of the incident and that...

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