Alltel, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge COHN.

Alltel, Inc. (Employer) petitions this Court for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ), denying and dismissing Employer’s Petition to Suspend Compensation Benefits to Anthony Baum (Claimant). We affirm.

The relevant facts are as follows. On October 4, 1993, Claimant was injured in the course and scope of his employment as a heavy duty auto mechanic. Claimant sustained an injury to his neck while removing a tire from a truck. In December 1993, Claimant underwent surgery on the…