Beard v. WakeMed

STROUD, Judge.

Defendants appeal opinion and award awarding workers’ compensation benefits to plaintiff and order denying their motion for reconsideration. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

On or about 25 April 2011, defendant entered a Form 19, “EMPLOYER’S REPORT OF EMPLOYEE’S INJURY OR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE TO THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION” (“report”). The report stated that plaintiff, a staff nurse, “was pulling a patient in their bed and felt lower back pain.” On or about 2 May 2011, plaintiff’s workers’ compensation claim was denied for the following reasons:

- Your injury was…