Colt Industries v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Colt Industries (employer) appeals from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referee’s decision that Robert V. Eardley (claimant) was eligible to receive compensation under Sections 108 (k) and 108 (n) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, added by Act of October 17, 1972, P.L. 930, as amended, 77 P.S. §27.1 (k) and (n), because he was disabled by an occupational disease.

Prom April 14, 1968 through March 24, 1976 the employer employed claimant in the hot strip mill as a crane…