MENDES v. W.C.A.B. (LISBON CONTRACTORS)

No. 154 C.D. 2009

981 A.2d 334 (2009)

Carlos MENDES, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (LISBON CONTRACTORS, INC.), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 29, 2009.

Publication Ordered August 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry M. Lehocky, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Sheilah A. Tone, Scranton, for respondent.

BEFORE: McGINLEY, Judge, and COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge McGINLEY.

Carlos Mendes (Claimant) petitions for review of the order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) grant of the suspension petition of Lisbon Contractors, Inc. (Employer).

On July 2, 1990, Claimant was injured in the course and scope of his employment with Employer when he attempted to remove a very heavy iron piece to clean the area. Claimant suffered a disc syndrome...

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