Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation (employer) appeals a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a decision of a referee, in which the referee (1) concluded that Robert McFadden (claimant) suffered a work-related injury entitling him to benefits for total disability and the specific loss of the use of his left hand, and (2) determined the employer’s subrogation rights to a third-party settlement which the claimant obtained for his injury. We reverse and remand.

The sole issue in this case is whether the referee erred in his determination of…