Wittco Fashions v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Wittco Fashions (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a referee’s decision dismissing Pamela J. O’Neil’s (Claimant) petition for specific loss benefits. We vacate and remand.

Claimant was employed by Wittco Fashions (Employer) as a sewing machine operator. On March 5, 1984, Claimant was guiding material into a snap machine when her hand slipped and she accidentally punched a hole through her right index finger. As a result of this accident, Claimant lost a portion of her finger. Claimant began receiving…