James v. Perdue Farms, Inc.

ELMORE, Judge.

Pamela James (plaintiff) appeals an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying her workers’ compensation claim.

Plaintiff was employed at the Perdue Farms, Inc. (Perdue) facility in Lewiston, North Carolina from 1984 to 1995. During her tenure at Perdue, plaintiff worked in various jobs, each of which required plaintiff to use her hands to perform repetitive motions. In 1989 or 1990, plaintiff began to experience pain in her hands and, later, in her neck, shoulders, and arms. In the following years, plaintiff sought treatment from a number of doctors,…