Washington Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

The Washington Steel Corporation (petitioner) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee ’s decision awarding compensation to William Cox (claimant). We affirm.

*22Claimant- worked underground in various coal mines from 1927 to 1954. He then worked at Washington Steel Corporation from 1956 to June 13, 1974; the last 12 years there as a grinder.

Disregarding the rather tortured procedural history by which this case has been before a referee twice, the Board three times and this Court twice, the issue is whether…