East Coast Shows v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

East Coast Shows (employer) and its insurance carrier have appealed from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s award of benefits for disfigurement to Norman Bell (claimant).

The claimant was injured on September 21, 1975 when a supporting cable snapped on the ferris wheel which he was dismantling. In addition to shoulder, neck, and back injuries, he sustained two lacerations on his face and an extensive one on the back of his head. The referee awarded total disability benefits for the period following the injury until…