Vanelli v. New Venture Process Gear, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 19, 2001, which ruled that claimant’s employment was not terminated in violation of Workers’ Compensation Law §120.

*923In March 1995, claimant had been assigned to a light-duty position as a result of a prior carpal tunnel injury for which he had been awarded workers’ compensation benefits. At that time, claimant was under a medical restriction that prohibited him from engaging in work which entailed repetitive movements of his wrists or hands or lifting in excess of 10 pounds. On March 20, 1995, he injured his left ankle at…