Mathies Coal Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Mathies Coal Company (Mathies) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referees decision to dismiss Mathies’ petition to modify benefits from total disability to a specific loss of the left little finger under Section 306(c) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act. We vacate this decision and remand to the referee for further consideration on the question of whether there has been a specific loss of the left little finger.

On January 29, 1982, Dolan Henry (claimant) suffered an injury to his left little finger when a…