Seagraves v. Austin Co. of Greensboro

MARTIN, John C., Judge.

Defendant-employer appeals from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission awarding plaintiff benefits for temporary total disability. The record establishes that in 1992, plaintiff developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and associated right tardy ulnar nerve palsy in connection with her employment as an assembly line worker at defendant-employer’s plant in Yadkinville, North Carolina. Plaintiff underwent multiple corrective surgical pro cedures during the period from June 1992 until May 1993. Defendant, who was self-insured, accepted liability…