Legal Opinion

Washington Steel Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 2, 1994No. 2143 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Washington Steel Company (Employer) appeals from the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirms the referee’s decision to deny Employer’s modification petition. The referee found that Claimant, Thomas P. Argo, had ph^sically recovered from the burn injuries sustained in a work accident on August 16, 1989 which involved an explosion of molten metal from a furnace but that Claimant could not return to work because of his psychiatric condition. The referee concluded that Employer failed to sustain its burden of proving by substantial competent evidence that…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Martin v. Ketchum, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Thomas v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Stonebraker v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Boeing Vertol Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Donovan v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Bartholetti v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Selkow v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Acme Markets, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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