Burnette, Sr., DeWayne v. WestRock

TENNESSEE BUREAU OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD (HEARD OCTOBER 11, 2017, AT KNOXVILLE) DeWayne Burnette, Sr. ) Docket No. 2016-01-0670 ) v. ) State File No. 87860-2016 ) WestRock, et al. ) ) ) Appeal from the Court of Workers’ ) Compensation Claims ) Thomas L. Wyatt, Judge ) Affirmed and Remanded – Filed October 31, 2017 In this interlocutory appeal, the employee alleges suffering severe injuries due to heat exposure while working at the employer’s plant. The employer denied that the employee gave proper notice of a work injury and further denied that his…