Dworek v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

NARICK, Senior Judge.

John Dworek (Claimant) appeals from the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) that affirmed a referee’s grant of benefits for a closed period to Claimant but reversed the referee’s award of counsel fees. We affirm.

Claimant worked for Ragnar Benson, Inc. (Employer) as a carpenter. On October 4, 1990, Claimant caught a 100-pound panel which another worker had dropped. Claimant informed Employer of the incident and that he had hurt his left leg. Claimant continued working, without a wage loss, until he visited Roger J. Shore, M.D., on October 8, 1990.…