Aminov v. New York Black Car Operators Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 23, 2002, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant had sustained an accidental injury in the course of his employment.

Claimant, a black car operator who received assignments from a central dispatch facility that is a member of the New York Black Car Operators Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. (hereinafter the employer; see Executive Law art 6-F), sustained certain injuries when the limousine he was operating was struck from behind by another vehicle. The Workers’ Compensation Board held that claimant’s injuries were compensable,…