Arp v. Parkdale Mills, Inc.

WYNN, Judge.

In this workers compensation appeal, the employer — Parkdale Mills — appeals from a North Carolina Industrial Commission decision holding that its employee — Richard Arp — was injured by accident that arose out of and in the course of his employment. We uphold the decision.

Arp worked for Parkdale Mills as a yarn-service packer during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on alternating weeks of four and three days. This appeal concerns the manner in which Arp chose to exit from the property on 16 September 1998 — the date of his injury.

Parkdale Mills has main exits at the front and…