Restaurant Worker Startled by Possum Deemed Permanently Disabled

A Texas Roadhouse worker in Tennessee was permanently disabled by a work-related fall he suffered when he was startled by a possum after his shift, the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled Thursday. Raymond Pridgen was in a designated break area outside the restaurant waiting for his ride home after 11 p.m. on July 22, 2019, when the possum ran from behind a trash bin and startled him, causing him to fall and sustain injuries to his shoulder and back, according to Raymond Pridgen v. Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC et al. The employer moved for summary judgmen...