FRUEHAUF TRAILER CORP. v. W.C.A.B.


784 A.2d 874 (2001)

FRUEHAUF TRAILER CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (Barnhart), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart A. Karn, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

Daniel K. Bricmont, Pittsburgh, for respondent.

Before DOYLE, President Judge, SMITH, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


DOYLE, President Judge.

Fruehauf Trailer Corporation (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming an order of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) that had granted the claim petition of George Barnhart.

Barnhart worked for Employer from 1965 until his retirement in 1991. He worked in several departments and was exposed to loud industrial noises throughout Employer's facility. Hearing protection was...

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