BUCKEYE PIPE LINE CO. v. W.C.A.B. (ABT)


714 A.2d 1143 (1998)

BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (ABT), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Gallagher, Harrisburg, for petitioner.

Robert P. Haynes, Camp Hill, for respondent.

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


NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issue before this Court is whether a traveling employee who removes debris blocking his passage and then is struck by a passing vehicle when attempting to remove additional debris hampering other motorists, has abandoned his employment, making him ineligible for workers' compensation benefits.

Buckeye Pipe Line Company (Employer) appeals from the order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) that affirmed, but modified the...

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