No Benefits for Scaffold Assembler Who Failed to Prove Accident Occurred

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a back injury, finding insufficient evidence to support his assertion that an accident had occurred. Case: Matter of Claim of Aldea v. Damari Installations, No. 527370, 05/30/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Niegel Aldea worked for Damari Installations as a scaffold builder. In February 2017, he filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting he had injured his back while lifting heavy planks in September 2016. Damari contested the claim, asserting Aldea’s alleged injury...