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Case Name | Campos v. WCAB | |
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Date | 06/25/2010 | |
Note | An incident in which a tree cutter was struck by a falling tree trunk while suspended about 40 feet in the air constitutes a 'sudden and extraordinary employment condition' that allows compensation for a psychiatric injury. | |
Citation | A125998 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 36432010 CA |
JUAN CAMPOS, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD et al. , Respondents. At the time petitioner had been employed by respondent Expert Tree Service for less than six months. This subdivision shall not apply if the psychiatric injury is caused by a sudden and extraordinary employment condition. "An employee must demonstrate that an employment condition is sudden and extraordinary by a preponderance of the evidence. We remand this cause to the Board for further consideration consistent with the views expressed in this opinion.
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