Schrader Bellows Pneumatics v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

Schrader Bellows Pneumatics (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming an order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) which had denied Employer’s petitions to terminate and suspend the benefits of Walter Earle (Claimant).

The facts underlying the appeal are as follows. Claimant began work with Employer as a welder in 1976. Between 1979 and 1980, Claimant was assigned to work on a drill press with the same employer. This position involved contact with coolants which were necessary to keep the machine working properly. In 1980,…