Whitesell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

President Judge PELLEGRINI.

Jeffrey Whitesell (Claimant), on behalf of Jamie Whitesell (Decedent),1 petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) denial of his Fatal Claim Petition (Petition) because Decedent’s death did not occur within 300 weeks of the date of her original work injury as required by Section 301(c)(1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).2 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On October 15, 2003, Decedent sustained an injury in the course of her employment with Staples, Inc.…