ADJ1115532

(SAC 0347195)In this case, Paul Riggs, an employee of the Sacramento River Cats, was injured on the job when he was hit by a baseball while videotaping a game. Riggs sought workers’ compensation for his injury to his neck, thoracic spine, head, and psyche. The State Compensation Insurance Fund argued that Riggs was not employed by the employer for six months before his date of injury and so was not entitled to compensation benefits for his psychiatric injury. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amended the findings to find that Riggs satisfied the six-month employment threshold for compensability of a psyche injury, and returned the matter for further proceedings and decision by the WCJ.