CARPINELLO, J.
Petitioner, a patrol lieutenant for the City of Buffalo Police Department, was injured when he sat on a bench in the police locker room and it tipped over. As a result, petitioner applied for, and was denied, accidental disability retirement benefits. Petitioner subsequently requested a hearing at which the hearing officer found that the incident did not constitute an accident under Retirement and Social Security Law § 363. Respondent agreed with...
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