Injured Ironworker Not Entitled to Benefits for Additional Conditions, Statutory Multiplier

The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an injured ironworker was not entitled to benefits for additional conditions, nor was he entitled to a statutory enhancement on his permanent partial disability award. Case: Wyant v. U.S. Erectors Inc., No. 2023-CA-1400-WC, 06/28/2024, unpublished. Facts: Michael Wyant was employed by U.S. Erectors Inc. as an ironworker. He suffered injuries in February 2016 while lifting a heavy keg of iron bolts. Procedural history: An administrative law judge found that Wyant sustained a compensable injury to his groin, but not to his back or hip. The judge deter...