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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend the award, but affirmed the finding that the applicant sustained an industrial injury arising out of and in the course of employment. The Board found the applicant's testimony credible regarding his commute, rejecting the defendant's "going and coming" rule defense. However, the Board agreed with the defendant that the initial award's specific list of injured body parts was premature. The amended award lists the specific injured body parts as spleen, left shoulder, chest, back, left scapula, ribs, pelvis, and right knee.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend the award, but affirmed the finding that the applicant sustained an industrial injury arising out of and in the course of employment. The Board found the applicant's testimony credible regarding his commute, rejecting the defendant's "going and coming" rule defense. However, the Board agreed with the defendant that the initial award's specific list of injured body parts was premature. The amended award lists the specific injured body parts as spleen, left shoulder, chest, back, left scapula, ribs, pelvis, and right knee.
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