Jones v. Thermo King

OPINION

SIMONETT, Justice.

The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals panel, by a 2-to-l vote, affirmed the determination of the compensation judge that the employee’s claim for Gillette-type1 injuries was barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.

*916For some years employee Charles A. Jones operated an electric spray gun in the paint department of his employer, Thermo King. In 1982 he was experiencing pain and numbness in both hands and wrists. The. company nurse referred him to Dr. Chris P. Tountas, who, on February 15, 1983, diagnosed a bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The next day, the…