General Woodcraft & Foundry v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Joseph Besco (claimant) here seeks workmen’s compensation benefits for a disability allegedly resulting from an accident suffered in the course of his employment. He was working as a carpenter for General Woodcraft & Foundry (General Woodcraft), when, in the course of remodeling an old house, he claims to have become violently ill because of exposure to sewer gas escaping from an exposed pipe in the basement. As a result of this incident, he further claims to have *359developed an acute labrynthitis, which has rendered him totally disabled.

The referee found that the claimant…