Schemmer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Jeremiah Schemmer (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that his 1990 work-related injury had resolved into the specific loss of his lower left leg.

Claimant was employed by U.S. Steel (Employer) as a crane operator. In 1977, as a result of a motorcycle accident, Claimant’s lower left leg was amputated approximately seven inches below the knee. After being fit with a prosthesis, Claimant returned to work. In 1990, Claimant slipped and fell at work, and because his…