Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Worker With Slip-and Fall Claim

The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a maintenance foreman for his alleged injuries from a workplace slip-and-fall. Sidney McKinney worked for Pinnacle Mining Co. as a maintenance foreman. He claims that he slipped and fell at work in September 2018. He first fell onto his buttocks, then onto his head. There were no witnesses to the alleged incident. McKinney was transported to the hospital. X-rays of the thoracic spine detected mild anterior compression deformities of the T6, T7, T8 and T12 vertebral bodies, which appeared to be chronic. There was no evide...