Terrell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judce Colins,

On January 9, 1976 David Terrell (claimant) suffered injuries to his ear, neck and back while attempting to thaw a brake line on a truck owned by J. V. McNicholas (employer). A spark from the flare that the claimant was using to heat the brake line entered his ear, puncturing his eardrum. Claimant reacted by jerking his head and neck back against the truck. Subsequently, claimant was examined by a physician at the Eye and Ear Hospital in Pittsburgh (Eye and Ear) and diagnosed as having a hole in his eardrum. Claimant consulted an Octologist on the referral of a…