No Benefits for Neck Injury for Worker Hit by Box of Frozen Pies

A Wal-Mart employee who was struck in the face and shoulder by a falling box of frozen pies was entitled to benefits for her shoulder injury from this incident, but not for her claimed neck injury, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Armstrong v. Wal-Mart Associates, No. CV-13-395, 10/23/2013, published.Facts: Tricia Armstrong, a Wal-Mart employee, suffered injuries to her face and shoulder at work on Christmas Eve in 2006 when a coworker standing on a ladder accidentally dropped a 20-pound box of frozen pies on her. Wal-Mart accepted a left rotator-cuff tear as a compensable ...