The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a coal miner’s radiculopathy was related to his on-the-job fall and that he was entitled to a referral to a neurosurgeon.
Case: Blackhawk Mining v. Stover, No. 22-565, 02/20/2024, published.
Facts: Randall Stover worked for Blackhawk Mining as a coal miner. He suffered a workplace fall in September 2020.
Stover was diagnosed with a sprain of the ligaments of the lumbar spine. A claims administrator for Blackhawk’s insurance carrier accepted liability for a lumbosacral strain, and Stover was cleared to return to modified duty....
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