Crucible Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Crucible Steel Corporation (Crucible) has appealed from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee’s decision awarding Roy Bailey workmen’s compensation benefits for total disability due to a work-related occupational disease pursuant to Section 301(c)(2) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §411 (2). We affirm.

Bailey was employed for thirty-five years by Crucible or its predecessors. During this time Bailey *186worked as a pickle line helper, a slabyard crane man, a blooming…