Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker Who Ruptured Bowel While Sneezing

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker who ruptured his bowel when he sneezed while bending over to get clothes out of the dryer after suffering an alleged abdominal injury at work. Case: Boles v. Blackhawk Mining, No. 21-0221, 05/26/2022, published. Facts: James Boles worked for Blackhawk Mining as a plant technician. He went to the Charleston Area Medical Center on May 13, 2018, with an alleged abdominal injury. Boles reported that he was welding at work in early January 2018 when a hot piece of metal fell on his shirt, causing a superficial abdominal woun...