Hawkins v. General Electric Co.

CALABRIA, Judge.

General Electric Company (“GE”) and Electric Insurance Co. (“insurer”), the workers’ compensation carrier (collectively, “defendants”), appeal from the North Carolina Industrial Commission’s (“the Commission”) Opinion and Award, which granted Merlin Hawkins (“plaintiff”) temporary total disability benefits. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiff was hired by the GE Aircraft Engine Manufacturing facility in Durham as an assembly and test technician on 28 September 1998. Plaintiff had previously worked in airline maintenance for the United States Navy and various…