EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL; PROTECTED INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS, Adjusted By KEENAN AND ASSOCIATES MARYLYNN REYNOLDS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMARYLYNN REYNOLDS, Applicant,vs.EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL; PROTECTED INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS,Adjusted By KEENAN AND ASSOCIATES, Defendants.Case No. ADJ6780755(Oakland District Office)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION Applicant, in propria persona, seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order served on July 16, 2012, wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found that applicant, while employed as a teacher on August 25, 2008, did not sustain industrial injury to her internal system because of chemical exposure. The WCJ ordered that applicant take nothing against defendant. Applicant contends that the WCJ erred in finding that her injury did not arise out of and occur in the course of her employment. We have considered the Petition for Reconsideration and defendant’s Answer, and we have reviewed the record in this matter. The WCJ was not available to prepare a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration. For the reasons discussed below, we will deny applicant’s Petition for Reconsideration.SUMMARY OF FACTS On May 15, 2009, applicant filed an Application for Adjudication of Claim, alleging that she had sustained industrial injury to her respiratory system, nervous system, and face due to chemical exposure. According to the evaluation provided by Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator David Suchard, M.D., applicant reported that when she arrived at her workplace for teacher preparation day on August 25, 2008, she was informed that her classroom had been vandalized with a fire extinguisher. Applicant , indicated that she tasted baking soda in the air, and immediately developed a tearing and irritation in her eyes. Thereafter, applicant staled, her throat began to feel i
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