Gibson-Boulevard, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal by Gibson-Boulevard, Inc. (Appellant) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee’s award of compensation for the specific loss of use of the right eye of James D. Barber (Claimant). Following an accident, Claimant and Appellant entered into a compensation agreement which was approved on August 26, 1970. The accident was described in that agreement as follows:

“While burning sledge hammer from crusher smithboard was heated which produced a flammable gas which resulted in an explosion. Flash burns to the…