Matter of Koniak v. Salamanca Board of Public Utilities

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 16, 2014, which ruled that the workers’ compensation carrier is liable for the payment of medical bills covering treatment that is causally related to claimant’s established workers’ compensation claim.

On December 4, 2006, claimant was involved in an accident while working as a lineman for the Salamanca Board of Public Utilities. On that date, he was clearing utility wires following an automobile accident and was struck in the back of the neck by a heavy wire that had been cut from a pole by another lineman. Claimant…