Grant Builders v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Grant Builders (Grant) appeals to us from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee’s award of benefits to William David Burge (Burge).

*593Burge sustained disabling injuries when he fell from the roof of a home on which he was installing shingles, and he filed a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits. His claim stated that he was an employee of Grant at the time of the accident and, after a hearing, the referee determined that he was an employee for purposes of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act1 (Act) and that he was…