Ashley v. Durant

—White, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 24, 1997, which ruled that the claim did not meet the threshold requirements of Workers’ Compensation Law § 3 (1).

Claimant worked on Robert Durant’s farm and this claim arose out of injuries he sustained in August 1989 while assisting Durant in preparing and cleaning his corn chopper. The Workers’ Compensation Board concluded that claimant was not a covered employee and claimant appeals.

Workers’ Compensation Law § 3 (1) (Group 14-b) provides as follows: “Employment as a farm laborer as provided herein. A farmer…