Claim of Guess v. Finger Lakes Ambulance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 31, 2005, which ruled that claimant did not suffer an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of her employment and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant was employed as a paramedic when, in February 2002, she was the first to arrive at the scene of an accident in which a man had been run over by a trash compacter truck at a landfill. The victim’s torso had been nearly severed, but despite awareness of his impending death, he conversed and joked with claimant. Claimant later learned…
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