Duquesne Light Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne) appeals a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) order affirming a referee’s award of benefits to Joseph Klein. We reverse in part and remand in part.

Klein, a Duquesne employee, injured his arm at work on July 15, 1979, but continued to work full-time, including overtime. In December, 1979, Duquesne prohibited him from working overtime as a precaution against further injury. Klein then filed for benefits, contending that he was partially-disabled.

The referee awarded partial-disability benefits, running from the date…