Greenwich Collieries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

Greenwich Collieries (employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming the referee’s decision which granted the occupational disease claim petition filed by Richard A. Buck (claimant). We affirm.

Claimant worked for 23 years as a coal miner, and the last 18 of those years were spent working for employer. Claimant’s average weekly wage was $859.04, and his last day of employment was August 11, 1990.

On October 7, 1992, claimant filed a claim petition with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation alleging that he became totally disabled on August…