Arena v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Vincent Arena appeals from a decision of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed a referee’s decision denying Arena’s disability claim petition. We must determine the applicable scope of review where a second referee has made findings on the basis of testimony taken before another referee, and whether the second referee properly found that Arena had failed to prove a compensable injury.

Arena worked twenty-one years for Packaging Systems Corporation; during the final ten years, he worked as a printer, and his duties included cleaning printing…