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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE SPECIAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS PANEL AT JACKSON
August 27, 2012 Session RUSSELL E. DOWNING, II v. DAY & ZIMMERMAN NPS, INC., ET AL.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Henry County No. 3364 Donald E. Parish, Judge

No. W2011-02455-WC-R3-WC - Mailed February 21, 2013; Filed March 26, 2013

An employee suffered multiple injuries in a work-related accident in November 2006 when a fan located in a boiler in which he was working suddenly deployed, causing him to lose his footing and fall. After providing medical treatment, the employer denied the employee's claim for workers' compensation benefits, and the employee sought additional medical treatment. The trial court found the claim to be compensable and awarded the employee permanent total disability benefits. The trial court imposed no liability on the Second Injury Fund. We affirm the trial court's judgment. Tenn. Code Ann.

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