Kutchera v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Jacob Kutchera ('Claimant) appeals here from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which reversed a referee’s decision and held that, because of his willful misconduct, he was not entitled to benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment -Compensation Law.1

While employed as a machinist, 'the claimant was working on an order for 32 .production pieces, (16-inch stainless steel rings). In machining one of these rings, he noted that the coolant came off of the drill, producing a defective piece, but instead of .reporting this defective piece…