Zippo Manufacturing Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Zippo Manufacturing Company (Employer) petitions for review of the August 23, 2001 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to grant, in part, a petition to review compensation benefits (Review Petition) filed by Sherry Louser (Claimant). We reverse and remand.

On March 29, 1994, Employer issued a Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP) indicating that, on February 24, 1994, Claimant sustained a work-related injury to her right pinky finger and left ring finger while working as a hand buffer. The NCP…