Edwards v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

Michael Edwards (claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision suspending claimant’s workers’ compensation benefits. We affirm.

On March 25, 1998, the claimant was lifting piping over a rail, when his arm and elbow caught between the rail and the pipe, causing a contusion to his elbow and an injury to his left arm. The claimant was then entitled to a total disability compensation rate of $190.20 a week based on his average weekly wage of $211.33. On September 28, 2001,…