Docherty v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Christopher Docherty (Claimant) petitions for review of the August 22, 2005, order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (UCBR), which reversed a referee’s decision granting unemployment compensation benefits (UC benefits) to Claimant. We reverse.

Claimant worked full time as a phlebo-tomist for Pottsville Hospital (Employer). On March 2, 2005, Claimant entered the room of a five-year-old female patient (Patient). The room had two beds approximately eight feet apart; Patient was in one bed and another young patient occupied the other bed. Patient’s parents…