Claim of Kenny v. County of Nassau

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed July 17, 1975, which ruled that claimant sustained a compensable injury as a result of an industrial accident on April 19, 1972. Claimant was employed as an equipment operator by appellant, self-insured employer, when, on April 19, 1972, he allegedly aggravated a pre-existing back condition while operating a jackhammer. In January of 1973 he filed a claim for compensation benefits arising out of the alleged accident which was controverted by appellant, and following a hearing, a referee disallowed the claim on the ground that…