No Additional Compensation for Firefighter Injured in Training Exercise

The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a firefighter was not entitled to additional benefits for a shoulder injury from a training exercise. Case: Vaughn v. City of Murfreesboro, No. M2018-02048-SC-R3-WC, 10/07/2020, published. Facts: Richard Vaughn began working as a firefighter for the City of Murfreesboro in 1998. In September 2009, Vaughn participated in a training session that involved heavy lifting. He began to experience pain in his left shoulder and in the left side of his neck.  Vaughn reported an injury to...