Purolator Security, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Purolator Security, Inc. (Employer) appeals here from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s denial of Employer’s petition to terminate the benefits of its former employee Fiore DeClerico, Jr. (Claimant).

On February 2, 1976, Claimant, employed as a truck driver, suffered neck and back injuries as a result of an on-the-job accident. By a notice of compensation payable, Claimant initially received total disability benefits. Claimant returned to his former job for a short time in 1976, but his back problems prevented him…