Fotta v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The Appellant in this case is appealing the denial of his workmen’s compensation benefits. His claim was rejected by a referee who found that his disability was not attributable to an accident he had at work. That decision was affirmed by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board and by the majority of a divided panel of the Commonwealth Court. However, since the record does not support the referee’s finding, we are constrained to reverse the judgment below.

The Appellant, Abraham Fotta, was employed by the U.S. Steel/USX Corporation at Maple Creek Mine for eight years.…