The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the dismissal of a worker’s untimely appeal of the denial of his workers’ compensation claim.
Case: Oldfield v. Popcorn Alley Inc., No. 233 C.D. 2023, 06/02/2024, unpublished.
Facts: Peter Oldfield worked for Popcorn Alley Inc. He allegedly suffered injuries at work in March 2021 while carrying boxes through a doorway equipped with plastic strip curtains.
According to Oldfield, he was caught on one of the curtains, which caused his right side to become entrapped. He claimed that he felt a sharp pain in his back and shoulder, but...
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