Jerokovitch v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

George Jerokoviteh (claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referee’s decision that the claimant failed to meet the burden of proof required to establish that he suffered a compensable injury.

*173On April 26, 1975 the claimant, while working in the course and scope of his employment with the Gateway Coal Company (Gateway), received an electrical shock of 440 watts and sustained burns on the fingers of his right hand. He then filed a claim petition on August 24,1977 seeking benefits and alleging that this incident…