Worker Impaled by Metal Tongs Gets Permanent Total Disability Benefits

The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an injured worker's condition had deteriorated to the point of permanent and total disablement. Case: Nesco Resource LLC v. Adams, No. 2024-CA-1365-WC, 04/04/2025, unpublished. Facts: Nesco Resource LLC, a temporary employment agency, hired Travis Adams in 2015. Nesco assigned Adams to work at Aichi Forge, a crankshaft manufacturer. Adams suffered serious injuries at work in October 2015 when the press machine he was operating hit some metal tongs. The tongs shot out directly into Adams’ abdomen, injuring his small bowel and mese...