Bemis v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge McCULLOUGH.

Edmondo Bemis (Claimant) petitions for review of the November 23, 2010, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying Claimant’s claim petition. We now reverse and remand.

Claimant worked for Perkiomen Grille Corp. (Employer) as a chef and manager and had a history of smoking for approximately 30 years. On April 11, 2008, as Claimant was moving kegs of beer in Employer’s walk-in cooler, he experienced pain in his chest and cheeks. He immediately went back to his office, where he lay…