General Refractories Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Before this Court is the appeal of General Refractories Company (Employer) from the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming the referee’s modification of benefits to Orville Wright (Wright) as well as the granting of Mrs. Wright’s fatal claim petition. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.1

Wright worked in Employer’s brickyard, making dyes and molds. On August 28, 1980, Wright filed a claim petition, stating that he had become disabled as a result of silicosis caused by his employment with Employer. The referee awarded Wright partial…