Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Petitioner appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed an order of the referee awarding benefits under The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Workmen’s Compensation Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §1 et seq., to the claimant-respondent herein. Claiming disability due to exposure to chlorine gas, claimant petitioned for benefits pursuant to the provisions of The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act (Occupational Disease Act), Act of June 21, 1939, P.L. 566, as amended, 77 P.S. §1201 et…