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HICKS v. LEVITON MFG. CO.

No. COA94-1228.

466 S.E.2d 78 (1996)

Lou Rita HICKS, Employee-Plaintiff, v. LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Employer, Self-Insured (Crawford & Company), Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 6, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cox, Gage and Sasser, by Robert H. Gage, Morgantown, for plaintiff-appellant.

Patrick, Harper & Dixon, by Gary F. Young, Hickory, for defendant-appellee.

JOHN C. MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff began working for defendant-employer, a manufacturer of electrical parts, in 1972. For nearly fifteen years, she worked in ceramics where she was exposed to silica dust. As a result, she contracted pulmonary silicosis. On 5 August 1986, plaintiff had a pulmonary examination and was rated as having a Class I impairment. On 16 August 1986, plaintiff was transferred from her ceramics job to a position sorting and inspecting plastics,...

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