The Supreme Court of Tennessee's Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a factory worker who spent almost 40 years in a noisy work environment did not have reason to know his hearing loss was due to his work until a year before he retired and that his claim for benefits based on his hearing loss was timely filed.Case: Upchurch v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. W2012-01869-WC-R3-WC, 10/18/2013, published.Facts: Jessie Upchurch worked as both a bead operator and stock prep-worker at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Union City, Tenn., for 39 years. Upc...
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