Duquesne Light Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

This is an appeal by the Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board). That order affirmed a referee’s decision which awarded compensation for total disability to Albert Zalar (Claimant). We affirm.

This case has an extended and somewhat complex procedural history and presents the following scenario. Claimant was employed by Duquesne in the bituminous *498coal industry from 1935 until April 28, 1977. With, the exception of the last five years during which Claimant worked in a machine shop near the mine, his…