Ruhl v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

William J. Ruhl appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the referee’s denial of benefits under Section 301(c) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 411(1). We affirm.

Ruhl was employed by Mac-It Parts, Inc. (Mac-It) as a screw machine operator. He operated the machine while sitting on a stool placed atop a three-foot square platform that was raised approximately twelve inches above the ground. Ruhl testified that on February 29, 1984, he felt a twinge in his right knee as he…