Wells/Richard Manufacturing Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Wells/Richard Manufacturing Company (employer) and its insurance company appeal a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board order which affirmed the referee’s determination that Walter Gross (claimant) had suffered a compensable injury and was totally disabled.1 We affirm.

*181Gross, a maintenance mechanic, sustained injuries “in the nature of a myocardial infarction”2 while shoveling snow on the employer’s premise.

The employer contends that the referee’s finding that claimant suffered a myocardial infarction is not supported by substantial evidence.3

Claimant’s…