Eversman v. Concrete Cutting & Breaking

Plaintiff appeals by leave granted from an order of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission (wcac) denying worker’s compensation benefits and reversing a magistrate’s open award of benefits. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff operated a special machine designed to cut and break concrete, and his job required him to travel to various work sites. In July 1990, plaintiff went on a multiday assignment that took him to several states, including a job site outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff and his partner, Stanley Stewart, rented a motel room in a commercial area on a four-lane road…