Jenkins v. Easco Aluminum

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Easco Alumninum Corporation (“Easco”) and Hartford Specialty Risk Services, Inc. (“Hartford”) (collectively, “defendants”) appeal an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“the Commission”) awarding Rachel N. Jenkins (“plaintiff’) temporary disability payments and prosthetic fingers at defendants’ expense. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the Commission’s opinion and award.

The pertinent facts and procedural history of the instant case are as follows: On 17 May 1993, plaintiff was injured in an industrial accident while employed as a brake…