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Claim of Di Sapio v. Burdsall

272 A.D.2d 981 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1947-09-17 English

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In the Matter of the Claim of Mary Di Sapio, Respondent, against Russell Burdsall and Ward Bolt & Nut Co., Appellants. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.

This is an appeal by a self-insured employer from an award of compensation in favor of claimant. The Board found that on March

p. 982
22, 1944, while claimant was engaged in the regular course of her employment, and while working for the employer on its premises, and while on her way to punch a time clock and while walking upon a conveyor, a co-worker pulled a switch which started the conveyor in motion as a result of which claimant caught her foot on a roller and sustained accidental injuries. The evidence sustains the decision. Award affirmed, with costs to the Workmen’s Compensation Board. All concur.