Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The petitioner, the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, appeals a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which granted benefits for partial disability to the claimant, Lewis C. Dale.

The claimant was employed by the petitioner from August of 1940 through October of 1974 during which time he was exposed to deleterious gases and dust while in the performance of his assigned duties. In October of 1974, he suffered a heart attack, underwent open heart surgery on April 23, 1975 and has never returned to work. On April 18, 1975, he was examined by a…