Holmes v. National Service Industries, Inc.

Acting Chief Justice PLEICONES.

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Holmes v. Nat’l Servs. Indus., Op. No.2009-UP-364 (S.C. Ct.App. filed June 25, 2009).1 We affirm.

FACTS

Petitioner began working for respondent National Service Industries (“National”), a linen company, at its Charleston laundering facility in August 1984. According to petitioner, the work environment at the facility was “very hot” and “sticky” with “a lot of lint and dust in the air,” and was poorly ventilated. Petitioner was exposed to the fumes of bleach and did not wear a protective mask.

In 1992,…