Petitioner, a member of the New York State Employees' Retirement System (hereinafter System), was employed as a correction officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution when, on February 12, 1975, he injured his back while pulling a switch to open a block of cell doors. His application for disability retirement benefits was disapproved on the basis that the incident did not constitute an accident within the meaning of section 63 of the Retirement and Social Security Law...
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