Dunlap v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Alan Dunlap (claimant) was employed by United Parcel Service (employer), to sort parcels on a conveyor belt and load them onto trucks. The claimant allegedly injured his back while at work on July 21, 1971 when, at the instruction of his supervisor, he attempted to remove two heavy tires from one of the employer’s trucks. He testified that his job normally entailed only handling parcels weighing up to 50 pounds and that he had never before lifted items such as these tires which were much heavier than 50 pounds. The claimant reported the injury, a probable sprain, to his…