Claim of Cook v. East Greenbush Police Department

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 6, 2012, which ruled that claimant did not sustain an accidental injury in the course of his employment and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant, a patrol officer for the East Greenbush Police Department, was on duty in January 2009 when he was called to the scene of an incident in which an armed suspect was firing shots at passing motorists and law enforcement officers. Claimant and two fellow officers were then assigned to be part of a “contact team,” which approached the shooter from behind. With…