Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim for Excavator Injuries

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional injuries from being struck by an excavator. Case: Rob Juszczak Construction v. Juszczak, No. 26-ICA-16, 06/30/2026, published. Facts: John Juszczak worked for Rob Juszczak Construction. He suffered injuries at work in January 2020 when he was struck by an excavator. Juszczak went to the hospital that day. A computed tomography angiograph of his neck revealed no evidence of traumatic arterial injury involving the major cervical arteries; two focal areas of severe...