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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€##X„d&ÓÑ#€##Xd#ÑÔ€$ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ  ÑÒ ° ÒÒ … ÒÒ  ÒÒ … ÒÑ\R AØ'\Ñò òÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€%ÔÑ7€ áXXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑœIN›€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌSPECIAL€WORKERS'€COMPENSATION€PANELÌAT€JACKSONÌÓ  Óó óÌÌÌANTHONY€RAY€MORRIS,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSHELBY€CIRCUITÌà àPlaintiff/Appellantà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€Charles€M.€HoltÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSpecial€Judge€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌKEEBLER€COMPANY,€INC.€andà àà à)à àNO.€€02S01„9511„CV„00119̜ـ€ÙÙ€€ÙßL€)+(;+'h|<¿` Å `€€Lß›TRANSPORTATION€INSURANCEà à)à à(No.€51770€T.D.ÏBelow)ÌCOMPANY€OF€ILLINOIS,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appelleesà àà à)ÌÌÌÌò òòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àòòà àà àà àFor€theÏAppelleesóó:€Ìó óÌJoseph€K.€Willcoxà àà àà àà àà àCarol€Mills€HaydenÌ6263€Poplar€Ave.,€Ste.€601à àà àà à80€Monroe€Ave.,€Ste.€550ÌMemphis,€TN€38103à àà àà àà àMemphis,€TN€38173„0160ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òòòÓ  ÓMEMORANDUM€OPINIONÌÌÌÌMembers€of€Panel:ó óóóÌÌJustice€Lyle€ReidÌSenior€Judge€John€K.€ByersÌSpecial€Judge€Joe€C.€LoserÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òÓ  ÓAFFIRMEDà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àBYERS,€SeniorÏJudge€ÌAND€REMANDEDÌÑ  ÑòòÓÓà àó óóóThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'ÌCompensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€with€òòTenn.ÏCode€Annóó.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€Court€ofÏfindings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.ÌÔ€$Ôà àÔ€%ÔThe€trial€court€held€that€plaintiff€failed€to€provide€timely€notice€as€required€byÏòòTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„201óó€and€that€he€failed€to€meet€his€burden€of€proving€that€hisÏinjury€arose€in€the€course€and€scope€of€his€employment.€€The€plaintiff€appealsÏthese€findings.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ìà àPlaintiff,€28€at€the€time€of€trial,€worked€for€defendant€as€a€route€salesman.€ÏHe€testified€that€in€early€October€1992,€he€felt€ð ða€sudden€pain„„not€pain,€butÏtingling.ðð€€He€testified€that€he€first€felt€this€when€his€leg€hit€the€ground€getting€out€ofÍthe€delivery€truck€he€drove€for€defendant.€€After€the€initial€onset€of€symptoms,Ïplaintiff€began€to€feel€that€his€leg€was€losing€strength.€€At€one€point€early€in€theÏsame€month,€his€supervisor€noticed€him€limping€and€asked€him€about€it.€€PlaintiffÏreported€feeling€numbness€and€tingling€in€his€leg€and€that€he€thought€he€wasÏlosing€strength€in€his€leg.€€The€supervisor€felt€his€leg€and€testified€that€it€felt€likeÏð ðmush.ðð€€Plaintiff€did€not€report€any€injury€or€onset€of€symptoms€at€work€at€this€time.Ìà àPlaintiff€testified€that€his€left€leg€gave€out€on€him€in€early€November€while€heÏwas€shooting€baskets.€€On€November€10,€1992,€he€saw€his€wifeððs€familyÏpractitioner,€Dr.€Walter€Verner.€€He€told€Dr.€Verner€that€he€had€pain€in€his€left€thighÏand€that€he€had€been€losing€muscle€strength€in€his€left€leg€for€about€a€month.€€Dr.ÏVerner€testified€that€his€notes€do€not€indicate€a€work„related€injury,€although€that€isÏsomething€that€he€would€normally€record.€€Dr.€Verner€noted€a€marked€reduction€inÏthe€plaintiffððs€deep€tendon€reflex€in€his€left€knee€and€referred€him€to€Dr.€BarryÏThompson,€a€neurologist.€€Dr.€Thompson€found€left€quadriceps€weakness€andÏordered€a€variety€of€tests,€including€an€EMG€which€indicated€a€possible€L4„5Ïradiculopathy€and€an€MRI€which€indicated€a€possible€L3€herniated€disc€on€the€left.€ÏHe€referred€plaintiff€to€Dr.€Joseph€Buchignani,€a€neurosurgeon.Ìà àDr.€Buchignani€first€saw€plaintiff€on€November€24,€1992.€€He€took€a€history€ofÏseveral€weeks€of€discomfort€and€weakness€in€plaintiffððs€left€thigh.€€No€injury€orÏonset€of€symptoms€at€work€was€reported.€€Dr.€Buchignani€found€80%€weakness€ofÏplaintiffððs€left€quadriceps€muscle€and€gave€his€initial€impression€as€a€herniated€discÏat€L3€left.€€On€plaintiffððs€November€30,€1992€visit,€Dr.€Buchignani€recommendedÍsurgery,€which€was€performed€on€December€4,€1992.€€He€testified€that€plaintiffÏrecovered€well€from€the€surgery€but€developed€a€facet€syndrome€as€a€result€ofÏsurgery.€€He€assigned€a€ten€percent€permanent€impairment€to€plaintiffððs€body€as€aÏwhole€under€the€AMA€Guides.Ìà àPlaintiff€notified€his€employer€of€a€possible€work„related€injury€on€January€4,Ï1993.€€He€reported€that€he€did€not€know€the€time€and€date€of€his€injury.€€HeÏidentified€a€long„term€disability€claim€form,€dated€February€16,€1993,€as€one€he€hadÏfilled€out.€€The€claim€form€states€that€he€noticed€pain€and€numbness€while€liftingÏheavy€boxes€at€work€on€November€10,€1992€followed€by€a€progressive€increase.Ìà àOur€review€is€òòde€novoóó€on€the€record€accompanied€by€a€presumption€that€theÏtrial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€are€correct€unless€the€evidence€otherwiseÏpreponderates.€€òòTenn.€Code€Ann.óó€ðð€50„6„225(e)(2).Ìà àWe€find€that€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtððsÏfinding€that€plaintiff€failed€to€provide€adequate€notice€so€we€do€not€reach€the€issueÏof€causation.Ìà àPlaintiff€argues€that€his€employer€received€actual€knowledge€of€his€work„related€injury€when€he€told€his€supervisor€of€his€difficulties€with€his€leg€in€earlyÏOctober€1992.€€However,€for€an€employer€to€be€considered€to€have€actualÏknowledge€in€such€circumstances,€the€information€must€be€reasonably€calculatedÏto€advise€an€employer€that€the€employee€has€suffered€an€injury€arising€out€of€andÏin€the€course€of€employment.€€òòMasters€v.€Industrial€Garments€Mfg.€Co.óó,€595€S.W.2dÏ811,€816€(Tenn.€1980).€The€trial€court€found€that€the€plaintiffððs€discussion€with€hisÍsupervisor€did€not€so€advise€the€defendant,€and€we€find€the€evidence€supports€thatÏfinding.Ìà àAlternatively,€plaintiff€argues€that€he€was€excused€from€giving€notice€until€heÏknew€the€nature€and€severity€of€his€injury.€€An€employeeððs€failure€to€provide€noticeÏis€excused€until€by€reasonable€care€and€diligence€it€is€discoverable€and€apparentÏthat€an€injury€compensable€under€the€workersðð€compensation€laws€has€beenÏsustained.€€òòPentecost€v.€Anchor€Wire€Corp.óó,€695€S.W.2d€183,€186€(Tenn.€1985).€€InÏthis€case,€plaintiff€testified€to€a€sudden€onset€of€symptoms€at€work.€€At€the€latest,€byÏNovember€30,€1992,€when€surgery€was€recommended,€he€knew€that€he€probablyÏhad€a€herniated€disc€on€the€left€side€at€L3.€€He€did€not€give€notice€until€January€4,Ï1993,€more€than€30€days€after€he€knew€the€full€extent€of€his€injury.€€Also,€prejudiceÏto€the€employer€is€relevant€in€determining€reasonable€excuse.€€òòGluck€Brothers,€Inc.Ïv.€Pollardóó,€426€S.W.2d€763,€766€(Tenn.€1968).€€In€this€case,€the€employer€wasÏprejudiced€because€it€had€no€opportunity€to€arrange€for€timely€and€proper€medicalÏcare€until€a€month€after€the€plaintiff€had€undergone€surgery.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€at€the€cost€of€the€appellant,€and€we€Ïremand€the€case€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌLyle€Reid,€JusticeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJoe€C.€Loser,€Special€Judge