Foster v. Carolina Marble and Tile Co.

MARTIN, Judge.

Defendants appeal from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission awarding plaintiff continuing compensation for temporary total disability. Evidence in the record tends to show that plaintiff has been employed by defendant Carolina Marble & Tile since about 1986 or 1987; his employment has included tile work, renovation work, and brick work. In December 1991, plaintiff complained of headaches and ringing in his ears after several days of jackhammer use, and working where jackhammers were in use, at a particular job site.

On 15 January 1992 plaintiff began…