Nicholson v. South Carolina Department of Social Services

GEATHERS, J.:

South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) appeals the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (the Commission) finding that Carolyn Nicholson sustained compensable injuries to her neck, back, and left shoulder when she fell while walking in a carpeted hallway of her workplace. DSS argues the Commission erred because Nicholson’s injuries did not arise out of her employment, as the Workers’ Compensation Single Commissioner (Single Commissioner) previously found. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts in this case are undisputed.…