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Allegheny Power Service Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 22, 2008No. 242 CD 2007PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Allegheny Power Service Corporation and Acordia Employer Service, Inc. (together, Employer) petition for review of the January 8, 2007, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) that affirmed the order of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) dismissing Employer’s petition to modify benefits payable to David Cockroft (Claimant). We affirm.

On January 19,1995, Claimant sustained severe electrical burns to both of his upper extremities when he made contact with a *695charged electrical line. As a result of the injury, Claimant’s right arm was amputated just below…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Lente v. LuciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Turner v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Killian v. Heintz Div. Kelsey HayesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Symons v. National Electric Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Payne v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Arnold v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Allegis Group & Broadspire v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Fields v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Allegheny Power Service Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Allegheny Power Service Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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