No Benefits for Poultry Plant Worker's Injuries from Unexplained Fall

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a poultry processing plant worker’s claim for injuries from an unexplained fall. Case: Gutierrez v. Perdue Farms Inc., No. 0176-23-2, 05/21/2024, unpublished. Facts: Manuel Meza Gutierrez worked for Perdue Farms Inc. at a poultry processing plant. He fell while at work in January 2021, suffering a subarachnoid hemorrhage. A surveillance camera had filmed Gutierrez walking to a shed on the Perdue property, then fall to the ground. He lay motionless on the ground for about two minutes, then sat up and crawled to a nearby building. Acco...