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In this workers' compensation case, the Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's award to applicant Andrew Young. The WCJ found Young sustained a compensable injury to multiple body parts, arising from a stabbing incident during his commute home. The Board upheld this finding, emphasizing the WCJ's credibility assessment of Young's testimony and applying the "second job site" exception to the going and coming rule. Commissioner Razo dissented, arguing Young's actions constituted a substantial deviation from his commute, thus barring recovery.
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In this workers' compensation case, the Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's award to applicant Andrew Young. The WCJ found Young sustained a compensable injury to multiple body parts, arising from a stabbing incident during his commute home. The Board upheld this finding, emphasizing the WCJ's credibility assessment of Young's testimony and applying the "second job site" exception to the going and coming rule. Commissioner Razo dissented, arguing Young's actions constituted a substantial deviation from his commute, thus barring recovery.
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