Worker Gets Award for Back Injury Despite Being 'Dubious Historian'

The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a compensable back injury, even though he was "a dubious historian." Case: Wood v. SB Manufacturing Inc., No. 128,592, 10/16/2026, unpublished. Facts: Thomas Wood worked for SB Manufacturing Inc. He injured his back at work in March 2022. Wood saw a chiropractor who said Wood reported hurting his back when he fell into a bathtub at home. The chiropractor referred Wood to an affiliated medical doctor, who treated Wood with an injection of Toradol. Wood received no other documented treatment, but several of ...