Browning-Ferris Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

McGINLEY, Judge.

Browning-Ferris Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workmen’s Compen sation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a referee’s decision granting the lifetime claim petition of Richard A. Jones (Decedent) and the fatal claim petition of his widow, Leona B. Jones (Claimant). We affirm.

Decedent had been employed as a refuse collector for Employer for twenty-two years. Although Decedent primarily worked with containers, he was originally required to handle garbage, including waste from hospitals. Almost a week before Decedent’s last day…