A nail gun to the head. A move across state lines. Tennessee’s Appeals Board just affirmed the rules carriers must follow when claimants relocate.
That is the upshot of a Tennessee workers’ compensation appeal decided on May 19, 2026. The state’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the trial court and sent the case back for more proceedings.
Britt was a program coordinator for Center for Youth Ministry Training, a Williamson County employer. On March 14, 2022, she was working at a site in Shelby County when a nail gun fell from a roof and struck her on the head. She reported head and neck injuries and raised concerns about a traumatic brain injury. The employer accepted the claim as compensable and started authorized medical care…