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Torijano v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (In a Flash Plumbing)

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 30, 2017No. C. Torijano v. WCAB (In A Flash Plumbing) - 1686 C.D. 2016PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JUDGE HEARTHWAY

Carlos Torijano (Claimant) petitions for review of the September 21, 2016 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ’s) decision and order granting In A Flash Plumbing’s (Employer) suspension petition. We affirm.

Claimant was employed by Employer as a plumber’s helper. (R.R. at 28.) 1 On May 30, 2014, Claimant sustained an injury, which Employer’s notice of compensation payable described as a low back strain. (R.R. at 10, see WCJ’s Findings of Fact (F.F.) No. 1.) Subsequently, Employer filed a petition…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Banic v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Edwards v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Investors Diversified Services & Travelers Insurance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Howar) (Hoar)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Edwards v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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3Cited by2 opinions

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  2. J. Burgess v. WCAB (Patterson-UTI Drilling Co. LLC)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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