Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) which affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting benefits to William Collins (Claimant) and directing Employer to pay certain of Claimant’s medical expenses. We affirm.

Claimant worked as a toll collector for Employer. In February of 1993, Claimant filed a Claim Petition alleging that, on July 23, 1992, he suffered a compensable work-related injury to his right ribs and left shoulder when he slipped and fell on roadway grease.1…