Brown v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety

McGEE, Chief Judge.

*374 Angela Brown ("Plaintiff") appeals from opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission ("the Commission") dismissing Plaintiff's claim for next-of-kin death benefits under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act. We affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiff's father, Donald L. Brown (hereinafter, "Brown" or "Decedent"), was employed as a correctional officer for the North Carolina Department of Correction ("Defendant"), at Foothills Correctional Institution in Morganton, when he was injured during a work-related training exercise on 25 August 2005 ("the accident").…