Ferguson v. McCall

*1003Petitioner was employed as a correction officer at Downstate Correctional Facility in Ulster County where she was assigned to the kitchen, supervising the work of 40 inmates. She injured her back on April 22, 1991 when, on her way to work, she slipped on wet pavement and fell. In July 1991, petitioner filed an application for disability retirement benefits under Retirement and Social Security Law § 507-a, asserting that the injuries she suffered as the result of her fall had rendered her permanently incapacitated and unable to perform her duties as a correction officer. Petitioner’s…