Furnco Construction Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Narick,

Furnco Construction Company (Employer) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision that William E. Dorogy (Claimant) was totally disabled due to asbestosis and silicosis contracted during the course of his employment. We affirm.

Claimant was first employed as a salaried foreman by Employer in 1962. The contract for hire was made in Monessen, Pennsylvania. Employer’s home office is in New York, and it has no Pennsylvania office. Claimant’s job as foreman, and later, as a supervisor, required that he travel…