EDWARDS v. W.C.A.B. (MPW INDUS. SERVICES)


858 A.2d 648 (2004)

Michael EDWARDS, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (MPW INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 24, 2004.

Reargument Denied October 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Hall, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

James L. Welsh, III, Turtle Creek for respondent.

BEFORE: McGINLEY, Judge, and LEADBETTER, Judge, and KELLEY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEADBETTER.

Michael Edwards (claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decision suspending claimant's workers' compensation benefits. We affirm.

On March 25, 1998, the claimant was lifting piping over a rail, when his arm and elbow caught between the rail and the pipe, causing a contusion to his elbow and an injury to his left arm. The claimant was...

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