Randa, Dalen

Applicant, a probation unit supervisor for the County of Alameda, claimed a psychiatric injury, with the QME attributing 55% causation to a June 2018 incident in which two coworkers were nearly killed by fentanyl exposure, aggravating applicant's pre-existing PTSD. Defendant sought reconsideration arguing the coworkers' fentanyl exposure was not an 'actual event of employment' under Rolda, that the WCJ improperly relied on news articles, and that amending the pleadings violated the statute of limitations. The Board affirmed that the fentanyl incident was an actual event of employment arising out of the working relationship, found substantial medical evidence supported industrial causation, and rejected the statute of limitations argument because amending to conform to proof related back to the timely original application. However, the Board corrected one error, finding the injury was specific (caused by a single June 25, 2018 incident) rather than cumulative as originally found. The Board rescinded the F&A and substituted a new one finding a specific industrial psychiatric injury.