The sole issue is whether decedent's death resulted from an industrial accident. Decedent was employed as a laborer by the Town of Amherst. On the day of his death he was assisting in cleaning sewers, which necessitated pulling slats attached to a cable through the sewer by means of a manually operated winch, or dragging a bucket through the sewer by the same means. While actually engaged in turning a crank on the winch, decedent felt a numbness in his arm, and shortly thereafter...
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