Shannopin Mining Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Shannopin Mining Company (Employer) and its insurer Underwriters Safety and Claims, Inc. (together, Employer/Insurer) appeal from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to grant Kenneth G. Turner’s (Claimant) claim petition and award Claimant workers’ compensation benefits. We affirm.

Claimant was employed in the coal mining industry in a variety of positions with Employer from July 1, 1973 through January 3, 1992, when Claimant retired. On February 3, 1993, Claimant filed a claim petition alleging…