Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 26, 1986 (Hicks v. State)

In March 1982, claimant, an inmate at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, sustained injuries to his left hand while operating a table saw. At the time of his injury, claimant was assigned to a work unit that was renovating an old school house. Claimant had previously operated the saw and had received instructions from a correction officer as to the proper use of the saw.