Meadville Forging Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Meadville Forging Company (Employer) and its insurance carrier, Trans-General Services Company, appeal from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting James Artman (Claimant) benefits for an occupational hearing loss.

Claimant filed a claim petition on May 15, 1995 alleging that he sustained a bin-aural hearing loss as a result of exposure to occupational noise to which Employer answered by contending that claim was barred pursuant to Section 306(c)(8) (viii) of the Pennsylvania Workers’…