Owens v. W. K. Deal Printing, Inc.

JOHNSON, Judge.

On 15 December 1988, plaintiff Valleree L. Owens suffered an accidental injury when her hand was crushed in a hydraulic press at her place of employment, W. K. Deal Printing, Inc. Plaintiff suffered 60% permanent disability to the right hand. As a result, plaintiff filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits with the North Carolina Industrial Commission (hereafter Industrial Com*901mission) and on 20 August 1991, plaintiff signed an agreement for “final compromise settlement and release,” a clincher agreement.

Plaintiff submitted the clincher agreement to the Industrial…