Fairmount Foundry v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

McGINLEY, Judge.

Fairmount Foundry (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation *374Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of the referee1 denying Employer’s petition for an independent medical examination of Howard Baylor (Claimant).

The issue presented for our review is whether the request by Employer for an independent medical examination of Claimant was properly denied by the referee. We affirm.

On November 20, 1991, the referee determined that Claimant was totally and permanently disabled, as of August of 1987, due to an occupational lung disease (silicosis) which was…