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Case No. ADJ9053549
Regular
Sep 21, 2018

KEITH FOURNIER vs. CITY OF TORRANCE

The Appeals Board affirmed the finding of presumptive industrial heart injury for the applicant, Keith Fournier, a police officer, but rescinded the finding of industrial skin cancer. The Board found the WCJ correctly applied the heart trouble presumption under Labor Code section 3212.5. However, further proceedings are required to clarify the applicant's permanent disability rating for actinic keratosis and to fully develop the record regarding temporary disability, including the impact of the applicant's retirement.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDCITY OF TORRANCEKEITH FOURNIERPOLICE OFFICERPRESUMPTIVE HEART INJURYLABOR CODE SECTION 3212.5ACTINIC KERATOSISSKIN CANCERWHOLE PERSON IMPAIRMENTTEMPORARY DISABILITY
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Case No. ADJ9510323
Regular
Mar 02, 2018

JONATHON SCOTT MCCARTNEY vs. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO CONTRACTS, YORK RISK SERVICES GROUP

This case involves Jonathon Scott McCartney's claim for workers' compensation benefits due to actinic keratosis. The Administrative Law Judge initially denied the claim, finding insufficient evidence of industrial causation, despite McCartney's significant sun exposure as a deputy sheriff. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that McCartney's cumulative sun exposure during employment was a contributing proximate cause of his condition. Relying on *South Coast Framing, Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.*, the Board held that employment only needs to be a contributing factor, not the sole or primary cause, for an injury to be deemed industrial.

Actinic keratosisDeputy SheriffCumulative traumaIndustrial causationContributing proximate causeSouth Coast FramingPanel Qualified Medical EvaluatorMedical causationSun exposureWork-related injury
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Case No. ADJ11721215
Regular
Mar 20, 2023

GLEN HODGES vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

This case concerns a firefighter's claim for melanoma under Labor Code section 3212.1, which presumes cancer is industrially caused. While the applicant raised the presumption through evidence of carcinogen exposure, the Appeals Board overturned the initial finding of industrial injury due to melanoma. The Board found the presumption was rebutted by expert medical opinion concluding the applicant's melanoma was not reasonably linked to industrial sun exposure, citing significant childhood sun exposure, tanning bed use, family history, and minimal workplace sun exposure to the affected area. The Board therefore granted reconsideration and amended the decision to exclude melanoma as an industrial injury, though actinic keratosis was still found to be industrially caused.

Labor Code section 3212.1cancer presumptionrebutted presumptionqualified medical evaluatorindustrial injuryactinic keratosismelanomafirefightercarcinogenInternational Agency for Research on Cancer
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