Industrial Services Contracting, Inc. v. Wilson

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

John R. Wilson (claimant) was awarded benefits for an occupational disease undér Section 108 (n) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act1 (Compensation Act). The referee awarded compensation against the employer, Industrial Services Contracting, Inc. (ISC), alone. ISC’s appeal to the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) was dismissed, and ISO appealed to this Court.

Claimant spent the vast majority of his 38 years of gainful employment working as an arc welder, although in the past he had taken jobs as a coal miner when he could not find welding employment.…