B.P. Oil Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

B.P. Oil Company (employer) appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a referee’s decision to award compensation benefits to the claimant, Francis Defrank, based on the claimant’s complete loss of hearing which resulted from the claimant’s exposure to high levels of noise while working for the employer.

The employer raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the referee erred in concluding that the claim petition was not barred under the three-year statute of limitations provision of section 315 of The Pennsylvania…