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B.P. OIL CO. v. W.C.A.B. (DeFRANK)

158 Pa.Commw. 8 (1993)

632 A.2d 585

B.P. OIL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (DeFRANK), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 25, 1993.

Publication Ordered September 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Katz, Jr., for petitioner.

John C. McFadden, for respondent.

Before CRAIG, President Judge, McGINLEY, J., and WRIGHT, Senior Judge.

CRAIG, President Judge.

B.P. Oil Company (employer) appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a referee's decision to award compensation benefits to the claimant, Francis Defrank, based on the claimant's complete loss of hearing which resulted from the claimant's exposure to high levels of noise while working for the employer.

The employer raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the referee erred in concluding...

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