Stalworth v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

SENIOR JUDGE FLAHERTY.

Shirley Stalworth (Claimant), the widow of Willie Stalworth (Decedent), petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying her Fatal Claim Petition. We affirm.

Pursuant to a Notice of Compensation payable, Decedent began receiving compensation benefits for the numerous physical injuries he sustained on February 20, 1993 when he fell down approximately twenty-eight steps while working for the County of Delaware (Employer) as a corrections officer.…