Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Data

Calendar Years 2000-2008

Types of Conclusions

Conclusion Types by Grand Division

Conclusion Types by Judicial District Population Size

Conclusion Types

Percent of Joint Petition Settlements Concluded in a County Other Than Residence of the Injured Worker

Number of Weeks from Injury to MMI

Number of Weeks from MMI to Conclusion

Number of Weeks from Injury to Conclusion

Average Weekly Compensation Rates

Temporary Total Disability Amounts

Average Monetary Amount of Medical Benefits/Expenses

BAW PPD Multipliers

Arm PPD Multipliers

Leg PPD Multipliers

Body as a Whole PPD Monetary Benefits

Arm PPD Monetary Benefits

Leg PPD Monetary Benefits

Appeals

Conclusion The utilization of the Tennessee Department of

Labor and Workforce Development to conclude cases continues to increase. For 2008, 60% of cases were settlements approved by the Department.

Trials are occurring in less than 1% of Tennessee workers compensation cases.

It takes an average of 37 weeks for a case to conclude once MMI is reached.

The average age, level of education and compensation rate of injured workers are all increasing.

Conclusion Average medical costs for permanent disability

cases appear to have leveled off.

Body as a whole, arm and leg injury cases where the injured worker was returned to pre-injury employment all show decreases in PPD percentage amounts and PPD multipliers.

The percentage of permanent total and death cases continues to be diminishing.

The percent of trial verdicts appealed as compared to

the number of trials is increasing.