Carpenter Technology Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BARRY, Senior Judge.

Carpenter Technology Corp. (CTC), petitioner, appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee’s decision which denied CTC’s termination petition. The facts, as found by the referee, may be summarized as follows. Dale Wisniewski, respondent, suffered a work-related injury to his left knee while climbing a ladder to a crane on November 30, 1986. Wisniewski had a pre-existing, degenerative condition of the left knee which had required four previous surgeries. CTC treated the injury as an aggravation of the pre-existing condition and began…