Fiorentino v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Frank Fiorentino (claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that reversed the portion of a referee’s decision which awarded attorney’s fees to claimant pursuant to Section 440 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 996. 1 We reverse the Board solely on its denial of claimant’s attorney’s fees.

The facts of this case are as follows. At 10:00 a.m., on August 7, 1985, claimant, an iron worker, was on a job at the Philadelphia Zoo. Claimant was assigned the duty of…