Washington Steel Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Washington Steel Corporation (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reversing the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) and granting Loyle Leland Waugh (Claimant) workers’ compensation benefits for his binaural hearing loss.

Claimant filed a claim petition on September 26, 1994, alleging that he had suffered a bilateral hearing loss caused by his continuous exposure to excessive noise during the course of his employment with Employer where he had been employed for approximately 30 years since 1964 and continued to be…