Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth v. State Workmen's Insurance Fund

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Rosalind Pavey (claimant) was employed by Holiday Universal Health Club (employer) as an instructor when, on January 18, 1971 she was allegedly injured while demonstrating an exercise machine to new club members. The machine, a “lateral pulldown,” requires its user to pull weights, and, on the particular day in question, it was accidentally overloaded with 180 pounds so that the claimant sustained muscle injuries to her back and shoulders in attempting to demonstrate it. On April 28, 1971, she filed a workmen’s compensation claim assert*609ing her right to benefits under the…