Costanzo v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

This is an appeal by Peter Costanzo (claimant) from an adverse decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) sustaining a referee’s termination of claimant’s benefits.

The claimant suffered an injury during the course of his employment with Kane Handle Company, on April 30, 1975, when he was struck in the chest by a wooden dowel expelled from a machine which he was operating. Claimant was paid total disability benefits, pursuant to his claim, from May 2, 1975 through February 8,1976.

During the course of treatment, the claimant was diagnosed as having…