Gibson v. Lindale Manufacturing Co.

Ruffin, Judge.

We granted Janie Gibson’s application for discretionary appeal to determine whether the superior court erred in reversing an award of the appellate division of the workers’ compensation board (“the board”). The court based its ruling on the ground that the board exceeded its authority in revising its initial award on motion for reconsideration based on additional findings of fact. The court held that under OCGA § 34-9-103 (b) the board’s authority is limited to revising, amending or reconsidering to correct “facially apparent errors or omissions.”

The record shows that the ALJ…