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ÐÌÔ#† X«-X» ¼Ïl #ÔÔ‡ ¼Ïl»X X«-ÔÔ#†¼{¤»» ¼ÏlÇ#ÔÔ‡ ¼Ïl»»¼{¤Ôò òó óGeorge€Ellis€Copple,€Jr.€and€Ramona€P.€Desalvo,€Nashville,€Tennessee,Ð ä'4#! Ðfor€the€appellant,€James€A.€Whitehead.Ð ò(B$" ÐÌDavid€J.€Deming,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€AdvancedÐ +^&$ ÐPlating,€Inc.ò òÐ ,l'% ÐÐ *-z(& ÐÓ  ÓMEMORANDUM€OPINION:Ð ° ÐÓŠ Óà  àà ` àÌà  àó óJames€A.€Whitehead€(ð ðWhiteheadðð),€the€employee„appellant,€wasÐ Ø( Ðborn€on€the€10òòthóó€day€of€February,€1937.€€He€was€employed€by€AdvancedÐ æ6 ÐPlating,€Inc.€(ð ðAdvanced€Platingðð),€the€employer„appellee,€as€a€buffer€fromÐ ôD Ð1988€until€1998.€€Whitehead€alleges€that€on€or€about€January€30,€1998,€heÐ  R Ðinjured€his€right€knee€while€working€at€his€buffing€machine€when€a€valveÐ  ` Ðcover,€the€object€he€was€buffing,€became€caught€on€a€machine€part€andÐ  n Ðwas€thrown€down€toward€his€knee.€€Whitehead€immediately€reported€theÐ , | Ðinjury€to€Advanced€Plating.€€Ð :Š  ÐÓ XÓÐ H˜  ÐPrior€to€this€injury,€the€then€60„year„old€Whitehead€suffered€fromÐ V¦  Ðserious€health€problems€including€diabetes,€hypertension,€high€cholesterol,Ð d´  Ðand€obesity.€€He€was€also€a€recovering€stroke€victim.€€After€the€injury,€hisÐ r  Ðknee€became€swollen€and€painful,€and€Whitehead€could€no€longer€workÐ €Ð Ðafter€February€16,€1998.€€He€saw€Dr.€Cranfield,€who€believed€WhiteheadÐ ŽÞ Ðwas€experiencing€pain€but€could€not€ascertain€whether€the€knee€had€aÐ œì Ðfracture.€€Ð ªú ÐÐ ¸ ÐOnce€he€was€approved€for€TennCare,€Whitehead€saw€Dr.€Bacon€onÐ Æ ÐJune€1,€1999.€€Dr.€Bacon€found€that€Whitehead€had€pre„existingÐ Ô$ Ðosteoarthritis€in€his€right€knee.€€He€treated€Whitehead€conservatively€forÐ â2 Ðten€months€and€again€in€April€2000.€€Dr.€Bacon€then€noted€thatÐ ð@ ÐWhiteheadððs€pre„existing€osteoarthritis€was€aggravated€by€the€January€30,Ð þN Ð1998€work€injury€and€that€this€condition€progressed€more€rapidly€thanÐ  \ Ðusual.€€Whitehead€waited€as€long€as€he€could,€but€he€could€no€longer€bearÐ j Ðthe€pain.€€He€underwent€knee€replacement€surgery€on€May€8,€2000.€Ð ( x ÐWhitehead€achieved€maximum€recovery€from€the€surgery€on€SeptemberÐ 6!† Ð19,€2000.€Ð D"” ÐÓ XÓà  àÌÓ XÓDr.€Prachyl,€a€vocational€rehabilitation€counselor,€tested€WhiteheadÐ `$° Ðto€determine€his€employability.€€Based€on€factors€such€as€WhiteheadððsÐ n%¾  Ðlimited€education,€lack€of€special€training,€and€long€history€of€work€as€aÐ |&Ì!  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Ð1%€of€the€total€jobs€in€Nashville€prior€€to€his€injury.€€Post„injury,€the€numberÐ ˜(è#" Ðof€jobs€available€to€him€further€decreased€to€ð ðessentially€zero.ðð€€Dr.€PrachylÐ ¦)ö$# Ðconcluded€that€Whitehead€was€100%€occupationally€disabled€andÐ ´*&$ Ðunemployable.Ð Â+'% ÐÐ Ð, (& ÐIn€addition,€Whiteheadððs€three€witnesses€testified€that€he€mostly€sitsÐ ° Ðaround€at€home,€experiences€instability€in€his€leg,€and€has€difficulty€withÐ ¾ Ðmobility.€€Whitehead€has€neither€returned€to€his€previous€job€sinceÐ Ì ÐFebruary€16,€1998,€his€last€day€at€Advanced€Plating,€nor€has€he€beenÐ Ú* Ðemployed€elsewhere.€€ò òÐ è8 ÐÐ ö F Ðó óThe€trial€court€found€that€Whitehead€was€entitled€to€vocationalÐ  Z Ðdisability€of€50%€to€the€lower€right€extremity€with€an€average€weeklyÐ  h Ðcompensation€rate€of€$256.26.€€Whitehead€was€also€awarded€futureÐ & v Ðmedical€expenses€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„204.€€Additionally,Ð 4„  Ðthe€trial€court€awarded€Whitehead€temporary€total€disability€benefits€fromÐ B’  Ðthe€date€of€surgery,€May€8,€2000,€until€the€date€of€maximum€medicalÐ P   Ðimprovement,€September€19,€2000.€€Ô#†¼{¤»» ¼Ïl? #ÔÔ‡ ¼Ïl»»¼{¤ÔÔ#† X«-X» ¼Ïlý #ÔÔ‡ ¼Ïl»X X«-Ôò òÐ ^®  ÐÐ l¼  Ðó óAdvanced€Plating,€Inc.,€appellee„employer€argues€on€appeal€that€theÐ €Ð Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence€weighs€against€any€finding€that€theÐ ŽÞ Ðemployeeððs€knee€condition€was€aggravated€or€advanced€by€an€on„the„jobÐ œì Ðinjury.€€It€is€the€contention€of€the€employer€that€the€manner€in€which€theÐ ªú Ðemployee€claimed€to€have€injured€his€knee€could€not€have€happened.ò òÐ ¸ ÐÐ Æ Ðó óJames€A.€Whitehead€testified€as€to€how€the€accident€happened€onÐ Ú* ÐJanuary€30,€1998.€€He€said€he€reported€the€accident€on€that€day€to€Ô_ÔCheriÔ_ÔÐ è8 ÐTracy,€one€of€the€owners€who€worked€in€the€office.Ð öF Ðò òÐ T Ðó óMs.€Tracy€testified€that€the€accident€was€reported€to€her€but€not€onÐ b ÐJanuary€30,€1998.€€It€was€reported€by€all€testimony€within€30€days€of€itsÐ  p Ðhappening.€€Notice€of€the€accident€is€not€an€issue.Ð . ~ ÐÐ #ÔÔ#†X#ØX»¼{¤Ç>#Ôó óÐ Ì ÐÐ ¸ ÐÐ ¤ô Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à______________________________Ð  à Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÔ‡¼{¤»XX#ØÔTom€E.€GrayÐ | Ì Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àSpecial€JudgeÔ#†X#ØX»¼{¤ºA#ÔÐ  Ž Þ ÐÔ‡¼{¤»XX#ØÔÑ8€#ØXXdìdÈ8ÑÓ  Óà@@7 7 ìàIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÐ ° ÐSPECIAL€WORKERSðð€COMPENSATION€APPEALS€PANELÐ Â ÐÐ Ô$ ÐÔ#†X#ØX»¼{¤†B#ÔÐ æ6 Ðò òÔ‡¼{¤»XX#ØÔADVANCED€PLATING,€INC.òòóó€v.€JAMES€A.€WHITEHEADòòóóÔ#†X#ØX»¼{¤ÄC#Ôó óÐ Ò" ÐÐ æ 6 Ðà@@¼¼ìàò òChancery€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ Ò " Ðà@@ôôìàNo.€90„1790„IÐ ¾  ÐÐ ª ú ÐÐ – æ  Ðà@@ìì*ìàßA€Y) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‚Ò  ÐÐ ‘á  ÐNo.€M2001„01885„Ô_ÔWCÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€„€October€22,€2002€Ð }Í  ÐÐ i¹  ÐßA€Y) °°` dE<T` AßÐ U¥  Ðó óÐ d´  ÐÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÌÐ 8ˆ ÐÓŠFÓÓ  Óò òJUDGMENTó óÔ‡¼{¤»XX#ØÔÔ#†X#ØX»¼{¤ÖF#ÔÐ $t ÐÐ ` ÐÓ  ÓÔ‡X#ØXXX#ØÔà ` àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€including€the€order€of€referralÐ üL Ðto€the€Special€Workersðð€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panelððs€Memorandum€Opinion€settingÐ è8 Ðforth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference.Ð Ô$ ÐÐ À Ðà ` àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€Opinion€of€the€PanelÐ ¬ü Ðshould€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÐ ˜è ÐÐ „Ô Ðà ` àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€areÐ pÀ Ðadopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.Ð \¬ ÐÐ H˜ Ðà ` àCosts€will€be€paid€by,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ð 4„ ÐÐ  p Ðà ` àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED.Ð  !\  ÐÐ ø!H! 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