Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 20, 1997 (Claim of Dandola v. New York City Department of Correction)

—Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 4, 1996, which ruled that claimant had sustained a causally related injury.

Claimant was employed as a correction officer at Rikers Island. He was off duty when he slipped and fell on the curb in front of the main entrance to the facility while en route to pick up his paycheck.