Tinch v. Video Industrial Services, Inc.

SMITH, Judge.

This case arises out of plaintiff Frederick Tinch’s (plaintiff) work-related accident on a job site in Asheville, North Carolina. The Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County (MSD) contracted with Hendon Engineering Associates, Inc. (Hendon), to perform engineering work on the district’s sewer lines. Hendon subcontracted part of the project to Video Industrial Services, Inc. (defendant). Plaintiff was hired as a temporary laborer by Western Temporary Services, Inc., and assigned on 30 May 1991 to work for defendant on the MSD project.

Defendant’s contract with Hendon…