Burkey v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Paul E. Burkey (claimant) filed a claim petition alleging he had suffered the loss of use of one-half of his right thumb, for all practical intents and purposes, as a result of a work-related injury which occurred on December 3, 1974. A referee found that claimant had suffered a 50-percent loss of function of his right thumb and awarded claimant compensation for loss of use of one-half of his thumb. The employer, North American Rockwell, appealed to the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which concluded that the referee had “made what appeared to be…