Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation (Employer) petitions for review from the November 30, 2000 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the May 5, 1998 order of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting hearing loss benefits to Peter Zima (Claimant). We are asked to consider whether the WCJ erred in concluding that Claimant’s hearing loss was attributable to “long-term exposure” to hazardous occupational noise as that term is defined in Section 105.6 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) 1 and, consequently, whether the claim petition is…