Isadore v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Before this Court is an appeal by Dan I. Isadore (Claimant) from a decision and order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee’s denial of disability benefits predicated on Claimant’s failure to prove an injury in the course of his employment.

Claimant was employed as an “off-bearer” by Owens-Illinois (Employer). His job involved pushing and lifting items along and from a conveyor. In denying Claimant’s petition for disability benefits, the referee made the following pertinent findings of fact, which essentially establish the framework of the…