Court Upholds 33% PPD Award for Assembly Line Worker

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s permanent partial disability award of 33%. Case: Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. of West Virginia v. Bell, No. 25-ICA-218, 10/24/2025, published. Facts: Becky Bell worked for Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. of West Virginia as a box maker. In June 2018, she allegedly felt pain in her right shoulder while pulling liners off a roll and lining boxes at a fast pace.  A claims administrator for Pilgrim’s insurance carrier accepted liability for a right shoulder strain, right carpal tunnel syndrome and c...