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THAYER,Sp.J.#UX #X X.U,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichANDERSON,C.J.,andBYERS,Sr. b J.,joined. N  JeffreyL._Cleary_,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheappellant,ContinentalCasualtyCompany. &"v! PaulCampbellIII,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheappellee,JamesMyers. #N# b   OPINION #UXX #X XU %&!%   #UXX #X XU#UXX #X XU   Facts  '"' X   Inthiscasetheemployee,JamesMeyers,sustainedacompensableworkrelatedinjuryon )$) February6,1996,whileworkingforhisemployer,M&MMars,Incorporated.Hedescribedthe r*%* eventasgettinghislefthandcaughtinabeltandpulleyofamachinewhichresultedinrippingoff ^+&+ apartofhisleftthumb. J,',  6-(- _  Hewasseenbyanorthopedicsurgeonatahospitalemergencyroomandsoonreturnedto  workalthoughhecouldnotperformhisdutiesimmediately.Afterhealing,histhumbwasextremely  sensitivetocontactandhewasauthorizedtoseeanotherorthopedicforasecondopinion.The  seconddoctorperformedasurgicalprocedureonSeptember12,1996.Plaintiffexhibitedhisthumb t tothetrialcourtandthecourtnotedtherewasascarwhichranfromthebaseofhisthumbonone ` sidetothebaseofthethumbontheothersideintheshapeofaU.Hetestifiedhewaslefthanded L  andthathehaddifficultywhenworkingandholdingandusingsmallhandtoolssuchashammers, 8  pliers,screwdrivers,etc.andthatwhilethefeelinginhisthumbwassomebetter,itstillfeltabnormal $ t mostofthetime.  `   IssuesonAppeal   8  =  Thetrialcourtfixedthepermanentpartialdisabilityof60percenttothelefthand.The   insurancecarrier,ContinentalCasualtyCompany,hasappealedandarguestheawardofdisability   shouldhavebeenlimitedtothethumb.Theemployeeinsiststheappealisfrivolous.     ExpertMedicalEvidence  p   Dr.CauleyW.Hayes,ahandsurgeon,testifiedbydepositionandstatedthethumbhadhealed H fromthe maglinginjurybutitwasveryuncomfortableoncontactwithanything;thatheperformed 4 aprocedureknownasavascularizedflapofsofttissuefromthebottomofthethumbandattempted  p toimprovethesensorycondition;andthathegavea24percentimpairmenttothehandasaresult  \ ofthe62percentlossofthethumb.Dr.Cauleyfelttheimpairmentratinghadtobetothehand H becausethethumbaffectstheotherdigitsfunctionallywhereasthelossofafingerwouldbeconfined 4 tothatdigitonly.     Dr.RobertHaralson,anorthopedicsurgeon,alsotestifiedbydeposition.Hehadneverseen  orexaminedplaintiffbuthadreviewedallofthemedicalrecordsincludingDr.Hayesdeposition.  Hewasoftheopinionthattheimpairmentratingshouldbeconfinedtothethumbandfixeditat27  percent.Hedidstatethatwithoutthethumb,thehandcanonlydocertaingraspingandpulling l actionssothatthethumbwasextremelyimportanttothehand. X     Analysis  0"  z  TennesseeCodeAnnotated#UXX 9 #X XUԀ506207providesascheduleofcompensationforinjuriesto $X" certainmembersofthebody.Thisschedulecontemplatesthatthelossoftheuseofamemberwould $D # havesomenormalandexpectedadverseeffectuponthatmemberofthebodytowhichitisattached. %0!$ JeffreyManufacturingCo.v.Underwood,426S.W.2d189,191(Tenn.1968).Thenormaland &"% expectedadverseeffectisnotcompensablebeyondtheamountsetforthforthelossofuseofthe '#& scheduledmember.However,whereaninjurytoascheduledmemberproducesanunusualand (#' extraordinaryconditionaffectingothermembersofthebody,thencompensationisnotnecessarily )$( limitedtothelossoftheinjuredmember.SeeCarneyv.SafecoInsuranceCo.,745S.W.2d868 |*%) (Tenn.1988);EatonCorporationv.Quillen,527S.W.2d74(Tenn.1975);AdamsConstruction h+&* Co.v.Cantrell,263S.W.2d516(Tenn.1953);StandardGlassCo.v.Wallace,225S.W.2d35  (Tenn.1949).    Conclusion  t   OurdenovoreviewoftherecordunderTennesseeCodeAnnotated#UXX #X XUԀ506225(e)requires L  ustoconcludethatarecoveryforpartiallossofuseofthehandisjustifiedinthiscase.Surgerywas 8  performedatthebottomofthethumbwhereitjoinsthehandtothetipofthethumbandtheinjury $ t hasresultedinagreatlossoftheabilityofthehandtoholdandworkwithsmalltoolswhichrequires  ` grippingbythehand.AsthecourtstatedintheEatonCorporationcase,supra,(afingerhandissue)  L  lossofuseofthehandinthepracticaleverydayworkofanindividualshouldberecognizedasaloss  8  ofuseofthehandunderthescheduleofcompensation. $    Wedonotfindtheappealtobefrivolousasinsistedbytheemployee.     Thejudgmentisaffirmed.Costsoftheappealaretaxedtodefendantinsurancecarrier.    #UXX #@7 7 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @ ATKNOXVILLE,TENNESSEE  X XU #UXX #%#  @ JAMESMEYERSv0 @ .0 @ CONTINENTALCASUALTYCOMPANYX XU  " i%@  ChanceryCourtforHamiltonCounty  6 @%No.970940  " @*AV) ` dE< ` A߈   @- - No.E199901593WCR3CVFiledAugust11,2000    AV) ` dE<|` A }   #UXX %#X XU@& JUDGMENT #UXX '#X XUԈ x     ` ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferral < totheSpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanelsmemorandumOpinionsetting (x forthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference; d    ` Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthememorandumOpinionofthePanel P shouldbeacceptedandapproved;and <    ` Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanelsfindingsoffactsandconclusionsoflaware ( adoptedandaffirmedandthedecisionofthePanelismadetheJudgementoftheCourt.     ` Costsonappealaretaxedtothedefendant,ContinentalCasualtyCompanyand  JeffreyL.Cleary,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  #UXX /(#X XU08/11/00 t #UXX n,#X XU#UXX ,#X XUԀ#UXX -#X XU