Barnett v. Earthworks Unlimited, Inc.

OPINION

in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ., joined.

The sole issue in this workers’ compensation action is whether the employee’s claim for benefits is barred by the statute of limitations. The employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, a gradually occurring injury. He notified his employer of this diagnosis and told his employer that he thought it was work-related, although he did not discuss the work-related nature of his injury with his doctor until about a year later. He did not miss any work due to his injury, but was…