Worker Gets Authorization for Surgery to Address Toe Injury

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld surgery authorization for a worker with a toe injury from an on-the-job fall. Case: Gabe’s v. Hayes, No. 24-ICA-380, 03/24/2025, published. Facts: Keith Hayes worked for Gabe’s. He caught his foot in a pallet at work in October 2023 and fell. Physician assistant Desirae Templeton noted that Hayes had nail trauma to his left great toe and second toe, left foot pain, left ankle pain and swelling, left knee pain and swelling, left hip pain and left trochanteric bursitis. Dr. Joseph Grady examined Hayes in December 2023 and...