Greenwald v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Claimant, Harry L. Greenwald, appeals from an order of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision denying him workmen’s compensation benefits.

In October, 1973, claimant was employed as a general laborer for a construction contractor when, in the course of his duties, he was struck on the head by a falling hammer. The blow caused a rupturing of blood vessels in claimant’s right eye resulting in a vitreous hemorrhage in that organ. On January 15, 1974, employer filed a Notice of Compensation Payable, and the…