Penn Pad Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Penn Pad Company (Employer) appeals here from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s granting of death benefits to Maria Altholz (Claimant), the widow of Moses Altholz (Decedent). We affirm.

The Decedent was employed by the Employer as a machine operator. After completing a full day of work on October 18, 1976, the Decedent was changing Ms clothes in the Employer’s locker room when he became dizzy and started to fall backwards.1 As he was falling, the Decedent grabbed for the metal lockers in front of him. Upon falling…