Howard v. Square-D Co.

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals an order of the Industrial Commission that concluded that she had not filed her claim for occupational disease within the two-year period prescribed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-58 (1991). As a result, the Commission held that it did not have jurisdiction over the claim and her right to compensation was consequently barred. We reverse.

Plaintiff is 49 years of age and has a high school diploma. She began working for defendant employer on 11 November 1987 and worked full time in various jobs until 24 January 1992. She performed assembly work as a machine operator for…