Davis v. City of New Bern

HUNTER, Judge.

The City of New Bern and Crawford & Company (collectively “defendants”) appeal an.opinion and award from the Full Industrial Commission (“the Commission”) which granted Emilio Davis (“plaintiff’) workers’ compensation benefits. After careful consideration, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

On 5 May 2003, plaintiff was employed by defendant Crawford & Company in a Maintenance II position, which involved laying sewer and water pipes, making taps, and installing water meters, as well as operating a vacuum truck. On that date, plaintiff slipped and fell, head first, into a sewer…