Claim of Poulton v. Griffin Manufacturing Co.

Mercare, J.P.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 30, 2012, which, among other things, ruled that claimant did not violate Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a.

Claimant, while employed as a machinist by Griffin Manufacturing Company, reported that he sustained injuries to his back in July 1998 and March 2000. He did not pursue workers’ compensation benefits with respect to the 1998 incident, but the 2000 incident resulted in an established workers’ compensation claim set forth in a September 2002 decision by a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter…