Graffeo, J.
Claimant, an office worker in the office of the Queens County District Attorney, sustained mental and emotional injuries as a result of being trapped in an elevator which caught fire in July 1991. The employer promptly filed a notice of injury, describing claimant's injuries as smoke inhalation and hysteria. By letter dated August 28, 1991, the employer's law department informed claimant that "[y]our workers' compensation claim for injuries on 07-01-91...
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