Calcite Quarry Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

This is an appeal by the employer and its insurance carrier from an award by the referee, sustained by the *349Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board. The basis for the appeal is twofold: (1) that there is no competent evidence on which the referee or the Board could find that an accident occurred; and (2) assuming an accident, that there was no competent evidence on which to base a finding that the accident was the cause of the total disability. We must agree with appellants and reverse the Board.

The claimant-appellee suffered an injury to his back as a result of a…