Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker With Alleged Thoracic Spine Injury

The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a denial of coverage for a worker’s alleged thoracic spine injury, finding substantial evidence supports the Medical Commission’s determination that the condition was not related to his compensable lumbar spine injury. Case: Hart v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, No. S-21-0256, 06/27/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Anthony Hart worked for Peabody Powder River Services LLC as a production technician at the North Antelope Rochelle coal mine. In September 2017, he was driving a haul truck that weighed 350 tons ov...