Nabisco Brands, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Nabisco Brands, Inc. (Employer) appeals from the April 28, 2000 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which (1) affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to grant the claim petition filed by John Tro-pello (Claimant) based on a 21% binaural hearing impairment and (2) increased the award of benefits from 52 to 54.6 weeks. We affirm as modified.

Claimant began working for Employer in 1970 as a floor helper and became a mixer in 1980. As a mixer, Claimant is a chocolate operator, which entails taking weights of the chocolate in the. machines…