Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. Russell

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Roy N. Russell (Claimant) appeals an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a decision of the referee denying him benefits.

Claimant was discharged for refusing to perform one of his assigned tasks, namely, jockeying trailers in place on a loading dock. The referee found that Claimant’s refusal was due to his concern for the safety of himself and fellow employees which caused him serious anxiety although he had,' during the preceding five years, regularly worked the trailers. Finding that willful misconduct caused his…