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Ðthe€employee€is€entitled€to€workersðð€compensation€benefits€solely€for€his€most€recent€injury€andÐ Ê Ðaward€a€12%€permanent€partial€disability€to€the€body€as€a€whole.€€An€employee€cannot€combineÐ ¶ Ða€claim€for€a€new€injury€with€a€claim€for€reconsideration€of€a€pre„existing€workersðð€compensationÐ ¢ò Ðaward€when€the€employee€sustains€an€additional€injury.€€We€reverse€the€trial€courtððs€judgment,Ð Ž Þ Ðfinding€that€Home€Insurance€Company,€the€previous€insurance€carrier,€is€not€liable€for€benefitsÐ z!Ê Ðarising€from€the€second€injury.Ð f"¶ ÐÌò òTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€CourtÐ >$Ž! ÐModified€in€Part€and€Reversed€in€Part.Ð *%z " ÐÌó óòòÔ_ÔGaydenÔ_Ô,€Sp.€J.,€óódelivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDrowota,€J.,€óóand€òòLoser,€Sp.€J.,óóÐ 'R"$ Ðjoined.Ð î'>#% ÐÌJoseph€W.€Henry,€Jr.,€Henry,€Henry€&€Speer,€Pulaski,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Magotteaux,Ð Æ)%' ÐInc.Ð ²*&( ÐÐ ž+î&) ÐÑOYÑâ âѰ°Ñâ âÑ  ÑÔ_ÔRankin€P.€Bennett,€Cookeville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Michael€Bruce€HarrisÐ ° ÐÌWilliam€M.€Billips,€Ortale,€Kelley,€Herbert€&€Crawford,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,Ð ˆØ ÐHome€Insurance€Company€and€Home€Indemnity€CompanyÐ tÄ ÐÌÓ  Óò òMEMORANDUM€OPINIONÐ L œ Ðà @ àà @ àÌÓ  Óó ó€€€€€€€€€€€€The€employee/appellee,€Michael€Bruce€Harris,€is€a€forty„year„old€€high€school€graduate,Ð $ t Ðwith€no€further€schooling.€€He€is€married€and€has€one€child€who€is€in€the€12òòthóó€Ô‡ XîhXXXîhÔgrade.€€SinceÐ  ` Ðgraduating€from€high€school€in€1978,€the€employee€has€held€and€performed€jobs€requiring€a€greatÐ ü L  Ðdeal€of€physical€exertion.€€The€employee€worked€at€his€first€job€at€Torrington/Fafnir€from€1978Ð è 8  Ðuntil€1988€as€a€material€handler€and€equipment€operator.€€In€1988,€he€started€work€for€Magotteaux,Ð Ô$  ÐInc.,€the€employer/appellant,€as€a€field€services€technician.€€This€job€required€the€employee€to€driveÐ À  Ða€truck€to€various€and€distant€locations€throughout€the€country,€erect€equipment€for€the€customer,Ð ¬ü  Ðand€be€on€standby€around€the€clock€until€the€customer€was€satisfied.€€The€employee€wouldÐ ˜è  Ðdismantle€the€machinery€once€the€customer€was€finished€and€transport€the€equipment€to€the€nextÐ „Ô  Ðlocation.€€The€employee€worked€for€the€employer€for€9ðð€years€until€his€dismissal€on€January€11,Ð pÀ Ð1999.€€Some€time€after€the€loss€of€his€job,€the€employee€and€a€friend€borrowed€$850,000€to€openÐ \¬ Ða€retail€package€liquor€store.€€The€employee€is€presently€working€at€this€liquor€€store.Ð H˜ ÐÌÓ °X°œXÓà  àWhile€on€the€job€working€for€the€employer,€the€employee€suffered€two€injuries€to€the€sameÐ  p Ðplace€in€his€back.€€No€dispute€exists€as€to€whether€the€employee€was€on€the€job€at€the€time€of€theÐ  \ Ðinjuries.€€Both€injuries€resulted€in€a€ruptured€disc€on€the€right€side€at€the€L4/5€level€of€the€spine€andÐ øH Ðrequired€laminectomies.€€The€first€injury€occurred€on€June€13,€1994.€€Dr.€Verne€Allen,€theÐ ä4 Ðneurosurgeon€who€performed€the€first€laminectomy,€assigned€a€10%€medical€impairment€rating€inÐ Ð  Ðaccordance€with€the€Fourth€Edition€of€the€òòAmerican€Medical€Association€(AMA)€Guides€to€theÐ ¼  ÐEvaluation€of€Permanent€ImpairmentóóÔ#†XîhXX Xîh#ÔÔ‡ XîhXXXîhÔ.€€After€the€first€injury,€the€employee€returned€to€his€job€at€theÐ ¨ø Ðsame€or€greater€pay.€€He€received€a€workersðð€compensation€award€in€the€amount€of€25%€permanentÐ ”ä Ðpartial€disability€to€the€body€as€a€whole.€€The€trial€court€reached€this€number€by€multiplying€theÐ €Ð Ð10%€medical€impairment€rating€2ðð€times,€as€allowed€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„241(a)(1)(2000).òòóóÐ l¼ ÐÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€The€employee€suffered€his€second€injury€on€March€21,€1998,€on€a€job€site€in€Pennsylvania.€Ð D!” ÐDr.€Vaughan€Allen,€a€neurosurgeon,€performed€the€second€laminectomy€and€assigned€an€additionalÐ 0"€  Ð2%€medical€impairment€rating€in€keeping€with€the€Fourth€Edition€of€the€òòAMA€Guidesóó.€€In€hisÐ #l! Ðdeposition,€Dr.€Allen€agreed€that€the€total€physical€impairment€rating€of€these€two€laminectomiesÐ $X" Ðwould€be€12%€medical€impairment€to€the€body€as€a€whole.€The€employee€returned€to€work,€againÐ ô$D # Ðat€the€same€or€greater€pay.€€Dr.€Vaughan€Allen€placed€restrictions€on€the€employeeððs€physicalÐ à%0!$ Ðactivities;€specifically,€no€lifting€over€thirty€pounds€on€a€repetitive€basis,€fifty€pounds€occasionally,Ð Ì&"% Ðno€repetitive€bending,€and€no€driving€a€truck€for€two€hours€without€getting€out€and€moving€around.€Ð ¸'#& ÐDr.€Allen€ordered€the€employee€not€to€drive€a€truck€in€the€capacity€he€had€been€doing€before€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsecond€injury.òòò òÐ )à$( ÐÌó óóó€€€€€€€€€€€€The€employee€filed€two€complaints€for€workersðð€compensation€following€his€second€injury.€Ð h+¸&* Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€In€his€first€complaint,€he€asked€for€reconsideration€and€an€increase€of€the€permanent€partialÐ ° Ðdisability€award€granted€in€1996€for€the€1994€injury.€€The€employeeððs€employment€withÐ œì ÐMagotteaux€had€terminated€within€400€weeks€of€the€day€the€employee€returned€to€work€after€hisÐ ˆØ Ðfirst€injury€in€1994.€€His€second€complaint€is€a€separate€suit€seeking€workersðð€compensationÐ tÄ Ðbenefits€for€the€1998€injury.€€The€trial€court€granted€the€employeeððs€request€that€his€claims€beÐ `° Ðconsolidated.òòò òÐ L œ Ðó óóóÌà  àThe€trial€court€awarded€employee€an€additional€47%€permanent€partial€disability€benefit,Ð $ t Ðtranslating€to€an€award€of€$112,596.òòò òóóó ó€€The€court€reached€this€number€by€combining€the€10%€medicalÐ  ` Ðimpairment€rating€from€the€1994€injury€with€the€additional€2%€medical€impairment€rating€from€theÐ ü L  Ð1998€injury.€€The€12%€total€medical€impairment€rating€was€then€multiplied€six€times€per€Tenn.Ð è 8  ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€50„6„241(b).€€From€the€new€permanent€partial€disability€total,€the€court€deducted€theÐ Ô$  Ðpre„existing€workersðð€compensation€award€for€the€1994€injury€(25%€permanent€partial€disability).€Ð À  ÐIn€addition,€the€court€found€both€Home€Insurance€Company,€the€insurance€carrier€for€the€1994Ð ¬ü  Ðinjury,€and€Kemper€Insurance€Company,€the€carrier€at€the€time€of€employeeððs€1998€injury,€equallyÐ ˜è  Ðliable€for€this€injury€and€for€any€of€employeeððs€future€medical€expenses€resulting€from€this€injury.Ô#†XîhXX Xîhù#ÔÔ‡ XîhXXXîhÔòòò òÐ „Ô  ÐÌóóó ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€An€employee€may€not€enlarge€a€previous€workersðð€compensation€award€when€the€employeeÐ \¬ Ðsustains€additional€injuries.€€Sections€50„6„207(3)(F)(2000)€and€50„6„241(a)(2)€and€(b)€of€theÐ H˜ ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€are€the€applicable€statutes€in€this€appeal.€€Section€50„6„207(3)(F)€of€theÐ 4„ ÐTennessee€Code€states€in€relevant€part:Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àIf€an€employee€has€previously€sustained€an€injury€compensable€under€Ð øH Ðà  àà ` àthis€section€for€which€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction€has€awarded€Ð ä4 Ðà  àà ` àbenefits€based€on€percentage€of€disability€to€the€body€as€a€whole€and€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àsuffers€a€subsequent€injury€not€enumerated€above,€the€injured€Ð ¼  Ðà  àà ` àemployee€shall€be€paid€compensation€for€the€period€of€temporary€total€Ð ¨ø Ðà  àà ` àdisability€and€only€for€the€degree€of€permanent€disability€that€results€Ð ”ä Ðà  àà ` àfrom€the€subsequent€injury.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àSection€50„6„241(a)(2)€allows€the€court€to€reconsider,€upon€the€filing€of€a€new€claim,€theÐ X ¨ Ðissue€of€industrial€disability,€provided€the€employeeððs€employment€with€the€pre„injury€employerÐ D!” Ðhas€terminated€and€the€claim€is€filed€within€one€year€of€the€loss€of€employment€and€400€weeks€ofÐ 0"€  Ðthe€day€the€employee€returned€to€work€following€the€injury.€€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àThe€employee€incorrectly€asserts€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„241€controls€over€Tenn.Ð ô$D # ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€50„6„207(3)(F),€where€the€statutes€conflict.€€This€assertion€is€contrary€to€the€holdingÐ à%0!$ Ðof€the€Court€in€òòBrewer€v.€Lincoln€Brass€Worksóó,€991€S.W.2d€226€(Tenn.€1999).€€In€òòBreweróó,€theÐ Ì&"% ÐCourt€held:€ð ða€petition€to€enlarge€a€previous€award€under€ðð€50„6„241(a)(2)€is€not€the€appropriateÐ ¸'#& Ðvehicle€to€use€when€a€worker€sustains€additional€injuries€or€additional€anatomical€impairment.ðð€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐòòId.óó€òòóóat€229.€€The€employee€inappropriately€combines€a€claim€for€reconsideration€of€the€award€forÐ )à$( Ðhis€1994€injury€with€a€new€claim€for€his€1998€injury.€€òòóóPursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„Ð |*Ì%) Ð207(3)(F),€he€is€entitled€to€workersðð€compensation€solely€for€his€1998€injury.€€In€computing€theÐ h+¸&* Ðaward€for€permanent€partial€disability,€the€court€may€award€up€to€six€times€the€medical€impairmentÐ ° Ðrating€from€the€1998€injury€alone€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„241(b).€€Section€50„6„241(b)€ofÐ œì Ðthe€Tennessee€Code€allows€the€court€to€award€the€employee€up€to€a€maximum€of€six€times€theÐ ˆØ Ðmedical€impairment€rating€if€ð ðthe€employer€does€not€return€the€employee€to€employment€at€a€wageÐ tÄ Ðequal€to€or€greater€than€the€wage€the€employee€was€receiving€at€the€time€of€injury.ððÐ `° ÐÌà  àThe€medical€impairment€ratings€from€the€employeeððs€1994€and€1998€injuries€cannot€beÐ 8 ˆ Ðcombined€to€calculate€his€workersðð€compensation€benefits€for€his€most€recent€injury.€€The€CourtÐ $ t Ðhas€heldòòóó€that€an€award€for€workersðð€compensation€benefits€is€not€based€on€the€total€medicalÐ  ` Ðimpairment€rating,€but€rather€the€medical€impairment€rating€from€the€most€recent€injury.€€òòParks€v.Ð ü L  ÐTennessee€Municipal€League€Risk€Management€Pool,óóÔ#†XîhXX Xîhr&#ÔÔ‡ XîhXXXîhÔ€974€S.W.2d€677€(Tenn.€1998).€€The€CourtÐ è 8  Ðremarked:€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€believe€the€language€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„207(3)(F)€is€Ð ¬ü  Ðà  àà ` àunambiguous€and€that€its€meaning€and€its€intended€effect€is€clear.€€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àAn€employee€who€has€received€compensation€for€prior€injuries€based€Ð „Ô  Ðà  àà ` àon€a€percentage€of€disability€to€the€body€as€a€whole€and€is€later€injured€Ð pÀ Ðà  àà ` àshall€be€paid€ð ðonly€for€the€degree€of€permanent€disability€that€Ð \¬ Ðà  àà ` àresults€from€the€subsequent€injury.ððÐ H˜ ÐÌòòà  àId.óó€at€679,€quoting€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„207(3)(F).€€The€Court€recently€cited€the€òòParksóóÐ  p Ðdecision€with€approval€and€reaffirmed€it€in€òòClifton€v.€Komatsu€America€Manufacturing€Corp.óó,€€38Ð  \ ÐS.W.3d€550€(Tenn.€2001).€€Under€the€reasoning€in€òòParksóó,€only€the€additional€2%€medicalÐ øH Ðimpairment€rating€from€the€1998€injury€may€be€used€to€determine€the€employeeððs€permanent€partialÐ ä4 Ðdisability€benefits.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThis€Panel€concludes€that€the€proper€calculation€of€the€employeeððs€workersðð€compensationÐ ¨ø Ðaward€should€employ€only€the€additional€2%€medical€impairment€rating€from€the€1998€injury.€€TheÐ ”ä Ðtrial€courtððs€use€of€the€12%€total€medical€impairment€rating€is€contrary€to€the€plain€meaning€ofÐ €Ð ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„207(3)(F)€as€well€as€the€Courtððs€holdings€in€òòParksóó€and€òòCliftonóó.€€òòParksóó,€974Ð l¼ ÐS.W.2d€at€678,€òòCliftonóó,€38€S.W.3d€at€554.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àThe€employerððs€next€issue€questions€whether€the€trial€courtððs€use€of€the€six„times€multiplierÐ 0"€  Ðis€ð ðexcessiveðð€especially€since€employer€disputes€the€courtððs€findings€of€fact€that€employee€hadÐ #l! Ðbeen€fired.€€The€trial€court€noted:Ð $X" ЀÌà  àà ` àThe€defendant€contends€that€plaintiff€was€fired€because€he€wilfully€Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àand€voluntarily€refused€to€work€the€available€jobs€that€were€offered€to€Ð Ì&"% Ðà  àà ` àhim€or€that€might€have€been€awarded€him€had€he€bid€on€the€same.€€Ð ¸'#& Ðà  àà ` àThe€plaintiff,€however,€alleges€that€he€bid€for€several€jobs,€such€as€the€Ð ¤(ô#' Ðà  àà ` àgrinder€job,€where€he€took€and€passed€a€test€and€was€very€familiar€with€Ð )à$( Ðà  àà ` àthe€grinder€job.€€He€bid€for€the€installer€job€and€did€not€get€this€job.€€He€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àfurther€testified€that€he€wanted€to€continue€working€for€the€Ô_Ôdefendant.Ð h+¸&* Їà  àThe€court€found€the€employer€had€terminated€the€employee€and€applied€the€six„timesÐ ° Ðmultiplier.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„241(b).€€Because€appellate€review€in€a€workersðð€compensationÐ œì Ðcase€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€with€a€presumption€that€the€findings€of€the€trial€court€are€correct,Ð ˆØ Ðthis€Panel€affirms€the€courtððs€finding€that€the€employer€fired€the€employee.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„Ð tÄ Ð6„225(e)(2)(2000).Ð `° ÐÌà  àThis€Panel€reverses€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€hold€Home€Insurance€Company€equallyÐ 8 ˆ Ðliable€with€Kemper€Insurance€Company.€€Because€the€employee€may€not€assert€a€claim€forÐ $ t Ðreconsideration€of€his€1994€injury€on€account€of€his€1998€injury,€Home€Insurance€Company€cannotÐ  ` Ðbe€held€liable€for€any€further€costs€besides€the€25%€permanent€partial€disability€benefits€handedÐ ü L  Ðdown€in€1996.€€Kemper€Insurance€Company€is€solely€liable€for€the€permanent€partial€disabilityÐ è 8  Ðbenefits€from€the€1998€injury.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àIn€conclusion,€the€employeeððs€medical€impairment€ratings€from€both€the€1994€and€1998Ð ¬ü  Ðinjuries€cannot€be€joined€in€calculating€his€disability€benefits€resulting€from€his€most€recent€injury.€Ð ˜è  ÐAs€the€employee€suffered€an€additional€injury€in€1998,€he€may€not€petition€the€court€to€reconsiderÐ „Ô  Ðand€enlarge€his€workersðð€compensation€award€for€his€earlier€injury€in€1994.€€Additionally,€HomeÐ pÀ ÐInsurance€Company€should€have€no€further€liability€in€this€matter.€€The€Panel€modifies€in€part€theÐ \¬ Ðtrial€courtððs€judgment€and€awards€the€employee€benefits€based€upon€a€12%€permanent€partialÐ H˜ Ðdisability€to€the€body€as€a€whole€for€his€1998€injury.€€The€panel€reverses€in€part€the€trial€courtððsÐ 4„ Ðorder€and€holds€Kemper€Insurance€Company€(and€not€Home€Insurance€Company)€liable€for€theÐ  p Ðemployeeððs€1998€injury.Ô#†XîhXX XîhJ5#Ô€€Costs€of€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€employer,€Magotteaux.Ð  \ Ðà  àÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à___________________________________________Ð ”ä Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àHAMILTON€V.€GAYDEN,€JUDGEÐ €Ð Ðà€°"°"J°"àˆÐ  l¼ ÐÔ‡ XîhXXXîhÔ€€Ô#†XîhXX XîhK#ÔÔ‡XîhXXXîhÔÔ‡¼¶4»XXîhÔà@û û °àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$°àAT€NASHVILLEˆÐ  ÐÔ#†XîhX»¼¶4‚K#ÔÌò òÔ‡¼¶4»XXîhÔÓ  ÓòòMICHAEL€BRUCE€HARRISóó€v.€òòMAGOTTEAUX,€INC.,€Et€Al.óóÔ#†XîhX»¼¶4EL#Ôó óÐ À ÐÓdLÓÌà@‡‡°àò òCircuit€Court€for€Giles€CountyˆÐ À  Ðà@ÈÈ"°àNos.€9979€&€9980ˆÐ ¬ ü ÐÌÌà@°°*°àßA€V) °°` d€÷Eo ` A߈Ð p À  ÐÌà@£ £ °àNo.€M2000„03201„SC„WCM„CV€„€Filed€„€December€18,€2001ˆÐ k»  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dEB` AßÐ C“  Ðó óÌÌà@óó#°àò òJUDGMENT€ORDERó óˆÐ *z  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†XîhXXXîhcK#ÔÔ‡ XîhXXXîhÔà  àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€review€filed€by€the€plaintiff„appellee,€MichaelÐ R ÐBruce€Harris,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entire€record,€including€theÐ î> Ðorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel'sÐ Ú* ÐMemorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€areÐ Æ Ðincorporated€herein€by€reference;Ð ² ÐÌà  àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€review€is€not€well„taken€and€shouldÐ ŠÚ Ðbe€denied.Ð vÆ ÐÌà  àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€adoptedÐ Nž Ðand€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.Ð :Š ÐÌà  àCosts€are€taxed€to€the€defendant„appellant,€Magotteaux,€Inc.,€and€its€surety€for€whichÐ b Ðexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ð þN ÐÌà  àIt€is€so€ORDERED.Ð Ö!&! ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPER€Ô_ÔCURIAMÔ_ÔÐ š$ê$ ÐÌÌDrowota,€J.,€not€participatingà@°°*°àÔ#†XîhXX XîhO#ԈР^'®"' ÐÌÐ  6)†$) ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔѰÑÔ_Ô