City of Williamsport v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd.

JAMES GARDNER COLINS, SENIOR JUDGE

The City of Williamsport (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision and order of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ), which granted a fatal claim petition of Ursula Miele-Cole (Claimant) on behalf of her husband, Jeffrey Cole (Decedent) pursuant to Section 108(r) of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act), 1 relating to cancers suffered by firefighters. Because we conclude that Claimant did not establish that Decedent had direct exposure to a known carcinogen classified as a Group 1…