Sheehan v. Perry M. Alexander Construction Co.

HUDSON, Judge.

Wendle Sheehan (“plaintiff’) appeals from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the “Commission”) denying him workers’ compensation benefits. We affirm.

Plaintiff was bom on 19 June 1948. He has a ninth-grade education and served in the U.S. Army from 1966 until 1969. Since his discharge from the Army, plaintiff has worked primarily in heavy equipment and construction. Prior to his employment with Perry M. Alexander Construction Company (“defendant”), plaintiff had a history of lower back problems and work-related injuries. He underwent three lumbar…