MATTER OF MAYETTE v. VILLAGE OF MASSENA FIRE DEPARTMENT


49 A.D.3d 920 (2008)

852 N.Y.S.2d 488

In the Matter of the Claim of MICHAEL D. MAYETTE, Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF MASSENA FIRE DEPARTMENT et al., Respondents. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided March 6, 2008.


Peters, J.

Claimant, a firefighter for the Village of Massena Fire Department (hereinafter the employer) in St. Lawrence County, responded to a chemical spill in the seaway lock in July 1989. During clean-up efforts, he was allegedly exposed to large amounts of xylene fumes and, in addition, suffered significant sunburns. Two years later, he began developing skin lesions and was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. Claimant also experienced depression, anxiety and...

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