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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended a prior award, finding that the applicant's psychiatric injury was barred by Labor Code section 3208.3(d) due to his employment duration of less than six months. The Board determined that being struck in the eye by flying debris, a foreseeable risk in his work environment where safety goggles were required, did not constitute a "sudden and extraordinary employment event." Consequently, the claim for psychiatric injury was denied, and the matter was returned for further proceedings on permanent disability and attorney fees related to the admitted industrial injury to the applicant's right eye.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended a prior award, finding that the applicant's psychiatric injury was barred by Labor Code section 3208.3(d) due to his employment duration of less than six months. The Board determined that being struck in the eye by flying debris, a foreseeable risk in his work environment where safety goggles were required, did not constitute a "sudden and extraordinary employment event." Consequently, the claim for psychiatric injury was denied, and the matter was returned for further proceedings on permanent disability and attorney fees related to the admitted industrial injury to the applicant's right eye.
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