Brinker's International, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Weissenstein)

DOYLE, Judge.

Blinker’s International, Inc. (Employer) appeals an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed and modified an order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) awarding Todd Weissenstein (Claimant) total disability benefits.

Employer operates a restaurant, Chili’s Bar & Grill, and employed Claimant as a cook. On March 25, 1995,. Claimant slipped on a wet floor in the restaurant, jamming the thumb on his right hand. A supervisor transported Claimant to a hospital emergency room, where Claimant’s hand was examined and placed in a east. The east remained on…