West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for injuries to his pelvis.
Case: Consol Mining Co. LLC v. Snuffer, No. 26-ICA-47, 08/06/2026, published.
Facts: Austin Snuffer worked for Consol Mining Co. LLC. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in February 2023, seeking benefits for injuries from being pinned between a two-man ride and a bolter.
Snuffer was diagnosed with diastasis of the pubic symphysis with an adjacent hematoma measuring 3.4 centimeters, with an associated right sacral fracture.
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