Petitioner was employed as a bridge repair assistant by the New York State Thruway Authority. His duties, carried out on a piling barge on the Hudson River, required him to jump onto the barge from a tugboat which was used to push the barge into place. In September 1984, petitioner injured his back as he made the jump onto the piling barge, slipped on a combination of creosote and bird droppings and landed awkwardly. Following a hearing, respondent...
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