Legal Opinion
Baum v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Hitchcock)
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1998No. 2202 C.D. 1998PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
Eldon Baum (Baum) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Richard Hitchcock’s (Claimant) petition for compensation benefits pursuant to Sections 108 and 301(e)(1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act)1 because Claimant was an employee of Baum at the time of his injury.
On February 24, 1992, Claimant, while working for Baum as a truck driver, was loading a truck with sawdust at J.F. Rohr-baugh & Co. (Rohrbaugh) when he was caught in an auger2 and injured. In February 1995,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hammermill Paper Co. v. Rust Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- General Electric Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- J. Miller Co. v. MixterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Tri-Union Express v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Lynch v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by11 opinions
- American Road Lines v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (ROYAL)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Hawbaker v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- B & T Trucking v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Plourde v. GladstoneDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2002
- Schneider National Carriers v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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