Babcock & Wilcox & Insurance Co. of North America v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This matter and that of Armco Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Robbins), 97 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 49, 508 A.2d 1305 (1986), also decided this day, are employers’ petitions for review of orders of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming referees’ awards of compensation to workers for “the complete loss of hearing,” compensable under Section 306(c)(8) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §513.

The claimant in this case, Glenn H. Marshall, filed a petition alleging that he had suffered a…