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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to reverse a prior finding of industrial psychiatric injury. The WCAB found the applicant's psychiatric injury claim barred by Labor Code section 3208.3(d) because she was employed for less than six months. The Board determined the incident, where an ironing press lowered on the applicant's hand, was not a sudden and extraordinary employment condition as required to overcome the six-month rule. This conclusion was based on evidence that burns at a dry cleaner are common and that the machine operated with a single button, increasing the risk of such an injury.
HILDA BONILLA vs. CAMEO CLEANERS, TOWER SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to reverse a prior finding of industrial psychiatric injury. The WCAB found the applicant's psychiatric injury claim barred by Labor Code section 3208.3(d) because she was employed for less than six months. The Board determined the incident, where an ironing press lowered on the applicant's hand, was not a "sudden and extraordinary employment condition" as required to overcome the six-month rule. This conclusion was based on evidence that burns at a dry cleaner are common and that the machine operated with a single button, increasing the risk of such an injury.
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