Littlestown Hardware & Foundry Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Menoer,

Littlestown Hardware & Foundry Co., Inc. (employer) has appealed from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which upheld an award of total disability benefits to James N. Barnett (claimant). We affirm.

The claimant worked in the employer’s foundry from July 27, 1976 until he was injured on April 26, 1977. He was initially hired to fill the position of “grinder.” His job involved lifting small metal castings from a conveyor belt, grinding off excess metal, and then tossing the castings into bins. Several weeks before he was injured, the claimant…