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There are three basic ways a person can become eligible for NC Workers' Compensation:
- Injury By Accident:
The interruption of the regular work routine due to an unusual circumstance. Examples include an employee working in a warehouse and a forklift drives over his foot, or an employee working in construction who falls from a ladder. In general, the injury can not occur while the employee is performing a task the same way as always (e.g., he is bending down to lift a box when his knee pops).
- Specific Traumatic Injury:
An exception to the doctrine of injury by accident in which a person can get compensation for performing a normal task, but sustains a neck or back injury in a specific incident that may not be an accident.
- Occupational Disease
A disease to which the employment was a significant factor in the disease's development and the employment exposed the worker to a greater risk of contracting the disease than the public generally. Examples include a manufacturing worker who develops cancer from exposure to toxins in the workplace (e.g. mesothelioma resulting from asbestos exposure); or a factory worker who develops carpel tunnel syndrome from repetitive motion. Conditions specifically listed in the NC Workers' Compensation Act include asbestosis, silicosis, synovitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis and chemical exposure.
Information on this page is not intended as a substitute for a medical evaluation by a qualified provider or consult with an experienced North Carolina Workers' Compensation attorney.
Information on this page is not intended as a substitute for a medical evaluation by a qualified provider or consult with an experienced North Carolina Workers’ Compensation attorney.