Bess v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

JOHN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals an Opinion and Award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the Commission), contending the Commission should have treated his permanent loss of the sense of taste and the sense of smell as two separate compensable injuries under G.S. § 97-31(24) (1991). We affirm the Commission.

Pertinent facts and procedural information are as follows: Plaintiff was injured in the course of employment with defendant when struck by a forklift and thrown against a concrete floor. Plaintiff’s left ankle was fractured and he suffered multiple fractures of his facial skeleton,…