St. Denis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This case is an appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying claimant workmen’s compensation benefits. We affirm.

Claimant has suffered from a long history of back ailments. After falling down a flight of stairs in 1968, claimant underwent two lumbar disc operations and a myelogram. His condition was further exacerbated by trauma suffered in 1970 while lifting a 200 pound keg of soda. On April 14, 1972, while working for the defendant, claimant fell into an open stairwell, falling about two feet to the floor. After the accident…