Terasaka v. AT & T

CALABRIA, Judge.

AT&T (“defendant”) appeals the award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the “Commission”) granting benefits to Amy Terasaka (“plaintiff’) based on a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. We reverse.

On 14 February 2002, plaintiff filed a Form 18 alleging she developed pain in both of her hands on or about 17 October 2001 while typing during an intense three-day customer service representative training course. In response, defendant filed a Form 61 denying plaintiffs claim. At the time, plaintiff was in her early forties and had consistently worked in the secretarial…