Petitioner, an auto mechanic, was injured on June 16, 1978 while in the performance of his regular duties. He was in the process of hammering a bent snowplow blade in a work area approximately six feet from a runway utilized by municipal trucks. When a truck passed causing vibrations, the blade moved and petitioner's sledge hammer glanced off onto the floor. Petitioner fell to one knee sustaining a disabling back injury. The Comptroller denied his application for accidental...
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