Duffey v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Trola-Dyne, Inc.)

OPINION

CHIEF JUSTICE SAYLOR

The issue in this workers’ compensation appeal is ultimately whether a notice of compensation payable closely circumscribes the range of health-related conditions to be considered in impairment rating evaluations.

Appellant Michael C. Duffey (“Claimant”) sustained injuries to his hands when he picked up electrified wires while repairing a machine for Appellee, Trola-Dyne, Inc. (“Employer”). Employer issued a notice of compensation payable (the “NCP”) per Sections 406.1 and 410 of the Workers’ Compensation Act,1 77 P.S. §§ 717.1, 731, which indicated that the “[b]ody…