Carr v. Department of Health & Human Services

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Defendant-employer, Caswell Development Center/Department of Health and Human Services (“defendant”), appeals from an Opinion and Award by the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“the Commission”) awarding plaintiff-employee, Merrion Carr, temporary total disability compensation and past and future medical expenses related to her workers’ compensation claim. After careful consideration, we affirm in part and remand in part.

On 5 May 2008, plaintiff, a licensed practical nurse, was standing at a medicine cart at work when she was hit from behind by a patient operating his…