Applicant Mario Riley, a 52-year-old carpenter, suffered catastrophic injuries including quadriplegia, traumatic brain injury, and orthopedic/internal trauma on October 27, 2023, when he fell while using a portable inversion table at the work site before his shift. Defendant petitioned for reconsideration, arguing the WCJ improperly excluded a rebuttal witness (Juan Juarez) who was not properly listed on the Pre-Trial Conference Statement and that the evidence did not support an AOE/COE finding. The WCJ found the injury compensable under the Personal Comfort Doctrine, reasoning that Riley's use of the inversion table was reasonably contemplated by the employment, and that defendant was given ample opportunity to depose the misidentified witness but declined. The Appeals Board adopted and incorporated the WCJ's report, finding the injury AOE/COE and giving great weight to the WCJ's credibility determinations. The Petition for Reconsideration was DENIED.
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