MPW Industrial Services v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge McGINLEY.

MPW Industrial Services (Employer) petitions for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that reversed the workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ) grant of Employer’s review petitions on the basis that the WCJ did not have subject matter jurisdiction.

Gregory Mebane (Decedent) worked for Employer as a Technician I. Employer was in the business of cleaning steel mills, power plants, and other industrial sites. Decedent’s duties included shoveling grease, water blasting, and cleaning up oil and other contaminants. Decedent would report to work…