Crew III, J.
In October 1995, petitioner's spouse (hereinafter decedent), who was employed as a labor foreman by the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, filed applications for accidental and ordinary disability retirement benefits. Decedent's application for accidental disability retirement was denied in January 1996 based upon a finding that the proof failed to establish that decedent's injury stemmed from an "accident" within the meaning of Retirement and Social...
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