Legal Opinion
Northwest Medical Center v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 12, 2005PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior
Judge FLAHERTY.
Northwest Medical Center (Employer) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting the claim petition filed by Kenton Cornmesser (Claimant). We affirm.
Claimant worked as a registered nurse for Employer. Claimant filed a claim petition alleging he sustained a work-related injury on March 21, 2001. At the WCJ’s hearing, Claimant testified that he was moving a large patient on Monday, March 21, 2001, when he felt something pop in his back and mentioned…
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