High Court Upholds 0% Permanent Partial Disability Award to Worker Struck by Rock

The Supreme Court of West Virginia unanimously upheld an award of a 0% permanent partial disability to a worker struck by a rock that had rolled down a hill. Case: Campbell v. Henkels & McCoy Group Inc., No. 21-0418, 09/19/2022, published. Facts: Joseph Campbell worked for Henkels & McCoy Group Inc. He was injured when he was struck by a rock that rolled down a hill on Nov. 8, 2018. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, which was held compensable for head contusion and upper arm, clavicle or scapula fracture. In December 2018, a claims administrator for Henkels’ ...