The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage based on what he would have earned if he had not been injured on his second day on the job.
Case: Farmer v. Southwind Drilling Inc., No. 125,584, 12/01/2023, unpublished.
Facts: Mark Farmer began working for Southwind Drilling Inc. in April 2019 as an “evening tower floor hand” on “rig 1.” On his second day at work, a chain wrapped around his right wrist, jerking his right arm and causing injury.
Had Farmer not been injured, he could have worked eight hours a day his first...
Related Articles
Comments