Health Care Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Pushed by Patient

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a health care worker was entitled to benefits for injuries to his left shoulder from being shoved by a patient into a doorway. Case: Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center v. Martin, No. 25-ICA-335, 02/27/2026, published. Facts: Ricky Martin worked for Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center as a patient care assistant. According to Martin’s supervisor, on the morning of Feb. 2, 2025, Martin told him that about having been pushed by a patient into a door. The supervisor...