Claim of Lovegrove v. Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 5, 2015, which ruled that claimant did not sustain a further causally-related disability.

In July 2013, claimant was struck in the back with a tall pallet that was being carried by a forklift and, while pinned against the pallet, it was raised upwards to his shoulder blades. Claimant’s application for workers’ compensation benefits was established for an injury to his lower back. Thereafter, claimant sought to amend the claim to include a causally-related injury to his right shoulder blade area. Following a hearing and the…