The claimant testified that he suffered an accident while engaged in carrying a can filled with garbage from the basement of the employer's premises to the street. An injury sustained by an employee as a result of the lifting of heavy objects or containers constitutes an accidental injury within the scope and meaning of the Workmen's Compensation Law (Matter of Messer v. Leading Youth Center,
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