Health Care Worker Kicked by Patient Not Entitled to Larger PPD Award

The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an injured health care worker was not entitled to a greater permanent partial disability award than the 2% award she received after being kicked by a patient. Case: Jones-Bradley v. Beckley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc., No. 21-0124, 04/20/2022, published. Facts: Pamela Jones-Bradley worked for Beckley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc. She injured her left wrist when a patient kicked her, causing her to fall on Nov. 5, 2018. An X-ray revealed a transverse fracture of the distal radial metaphysis of the left wris...