Court Upholds Award to Worker Injured in Assault by Colleague

The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a heavy equipment operator was entitled to benefits for his injuries from an assault by a coworker. Case: Billington v. Midwest Minerals, No. 118,503, 08/10/2018, unpublished. Facts and Procedural History: Matthew Billington worked as a heavy equipment operator for Midwest Minerals. In January 2015, Billington exchanged heated words with a coworker, James Chapman. Chapman shoved Billington into a pile of rocks. Billington suffered a rib injury and a punctured lung. When Billington went to the hospital after the incident, he told the doctor th...