Second Breath v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge McCLOSKEY.

Second Breath (Employer) petitions for review of a determination of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ), which granted the claim petition filed by Gary Gurski (Claimant). We affirm.

On October 1, 1997, Claimant allegedly injured his back while employed as a respiratory therapy technician by Employer. On June 24, 1998, Claimant filed a claim petition alleging that on October 1, 1997, he was helping a nurse technician lift a patient in the shower room when the nurse technician slipped on…