Tarr v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

James Tarr (Claimant) appeals from a decision of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision.

Claimant worked as a grinding wheel operator for Kayro Precision Casting Corp. (Employer). His work responsibilities included lifting and carrying, via a hand truck, metal eastings contained in a barrel to *296the wheel. On December 4, 1978, Claimant was pushing a barrel full .of castings on its edge in order to place the handcart underneath the 'barrel when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He called his union president…