Legal Opinion
Claim of Kendle v. Colonie Masonry Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeiss, P. J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 23, 1992.
On September 17, 1990 while employed full time as a laborer, claimant fell 15 to 20 feet off a scaffold striking his head and landing on his back. He was rendered unconscious and suffered, among other things, a burst fracture at L-l vertebra which necessitated a spinal fusion.
The employer does not contest the existence of the accident and resultant injuries, but contends that responsibility should be apportioned with injuries claimant sustained in a 1985 automobile accident. The Workers’ Compensation Board found…
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