A hospital worker who was rendered permanently and totally disabled by a back injury was also entitled to benefits for his severe depression. Case: Vowell v. St. Thomas Hospital, No. M2010-02605-WC-R3-WC, 08/23/2012, published. Facts: Stephen Vowell worked at St. Thomas Hospital as a surgical assistant. He hurt his back in November 2007 when he slipped on a wet floor while helping to move a patient. This fall caused a disc herniation at the L3-4 level of his spine, and he underwent a surgical fusion. His doctor assigned him a 26% permanent anatomical impairment as a result of the surgical fusi...
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