Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal by petitioner (employer), from an Order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed an order of the referee which denied the employer’s request for a termination of benefits for respondent (claimant). We reverse.

On June 23, 1973 claimant suffered a back injury while working at employer’s plant where he had worked for 30 years. At the time of his injury he was lifting 30 inch bricks for use in the relining of a furnace.

On July 23, 1973 claimant entered into a compensation agreement with the employer which called for weekly…