N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2

Section 97-2(6) does not require back pain to begin at the same time as the specific traumatic incident that caused the injury.

Roach v. Lupoli Construction Co. · filed 1987-12-22(6)

Logic dictates that injury and pain do not have to occur simultaneously for Roach to establish that he sustained a compensable injury on 6 June, especially when the controlling statute is silent on the issue.

Section 97-2(6) requires a back injury to result from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work or an interruption of normal work routine by unusual conditions to qualify as an injury by accident.

Martin v. Plaza Restaurant · filed 1995-02-09(6)

On or about 9 October 1992, plaintiff did not sustain an injury either as the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, nor from an interruption of his normal work routine by the introduction of unusual conditions likely to result in unexpected consequences; therefore, any injury sustained by plaintiff on or about 9 October 1992 did not result from an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of plaintiff's employment with defendant-employer.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident while performing assigned work duties as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Hall v. Carolina Western Inc. · filed 1995-06-02(6)

On 28 June 1992 plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer, in that plaintiff injured his back as a result of a specific traumatic incident while performing his assigned work duties.

Under § 97-2(6), an injury by accident requires a new circumstance outside the usual work routine, while a disabling back injury may qualify if directly caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Thompson v. Tyson Foods, Inc. · filed 1995-07-05(6)

To succeed on a claim of injury by accident, plaintiff had to show that her injury resulted from some new circumstance not a part of her usual work routine. ... [w]ith respect to back injuries,... where injury to the back arises out of and in the course of the employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, “injury by accident” shall be construed to include any disabling physical injury to the back arising out of and causally related to such incident. ... We hold there was competent evidence to support the Commission’s findings and conclusion that plaintiffs back condition was neither caused by nor aggravated by an injury by accident or by specific traumatic incident.

Under § 97-2(6), a claimant must prove that a back injury arose out of and in the course of employment by accident or a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Saffrit v. Upjohn Health Care Services · filed 1995-11-20(6)

Plaintiff failed to prove that she sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with the defendant-employer either by accident or as the result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned which resulted in an injury to her back.

Section 97-2(6) excludes a back injury that neither arises out of and in the course of employment nor results from a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Bethea v. West Point Pepperell · filed 1995-11-06(6)

On or about 30 March 1992, any injury sustained by plaintiff to his back did not arise out of or in the course of his employment with defendant-employer, nor was it the result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury from a specific traumatic incident while performing assigned lifting duties as a compensable injury by accident.

Vinson v. Tarheel Casket Company · filed 1996-01-23(6)

As a part of his duly assigned ordinary employment duties, on April 15, 1991 plaintiff was involved in loading 150 pound caskets on one of the premises tractor trailers with the assistance of two co-employees. In the process of lifting one of the caskets, plaintiff experienced an acute onset of back pain and thereby a specific traumatic incident resulting in the disabling, and otherwise compensable, back injury giving rise hereto when the two employees on the other end of the casket began lifing before plaintiff was ready and all its weight shifted to him. ... On April 15, 1991 plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment resulting in the disabling back injury for which compensation is claimed. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident during assigned work duties as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

McDuffie v. N.C. Department of Human Resources · filed 1996-02-06(6)

On 9 November 1989 plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer, in that she injured her back as a result of a specific traumatic incident while performing her assigned work duties.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury arising out of and in the course of employment from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident.

Anderson v. Joan Fabrics Corporation · filed 1996-02-27(6)

On 23 October 1992 and 10 November 1993 plaintiff sustained injuries by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant as a result of specific traumatic incidents of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury directly caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident.

McNeil v. Campbell Soup Company · filed 1996-03-15(6)

On 11 June 1992, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer in that she sustained a back injury as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury sustained during a specific traumatic incident of assigned job duties as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Blue v. Universal Packaging Corporation · filed 1996-06-04(6)

On July 18, 1989, the plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, in that he injured his back during a specific traumatic incident of his assigned job duties.

Section 97-2(6) covers a sudden back injury sustained while an employee straightens up after bending to uncover a stake during work.

Cochrane v. Terry Brothers Construction · filed 1996-07-18(6)

On September 8, 1993, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment when he dismounted a loader to uncover and straighten a grating stake and upon attempting to stand upright felt a sudden and sharp pain in his back. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury from a specific traumatic incident as compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act.

Harper v. Lexington Furn. Indus. · filed 1996-04-08(6)

Since Plaintiff suffered a specific traumatic incident resulting in an injury to his back on July 31, 1990, he is entitled to benefits under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident as an injury by accident without requiring an unusual circumstance to accompany the injury.

Baron v. Honeycutt Salon Services · filed 1996-07-18(6)

By amending the second sentence of Section 6 of § 97-2 to say that an accident with respect to back injuries includes an injury that is the "result of a specific traumatic incident", the General Assembly intended to relax the requirement that there be some unusual circumstance that accompanied the injury.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work arising out of and in the course of employment.

Morgan v. Tinsley Enterprises · filed 1996-07-31(6)

On December 31, 1994, plaintiff sustained a compensable back injury by accident or specific traumatic incident of the work assigned arising out of and in the course of his employment. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident and covers natural and proximate complications of the resulting surgery.

Mitchell v. Webb's Maintenance Piping, Inc. · filed 1996-09-17(6)

On July 19, 1994 plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant in that he sustained a back injury as the result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. In addition, plaintiff's pneumonia and deep vein thrombosis were natural and proximate results of his work-related back injury and resulting surgery. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of assigned work, including lifting and moving a heavy object.

Barbee v. Fabco Fastening Systems · filed 1996-08-29(6)

On February 10, 1993 plaintiff sustained an injury by accident or specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer when he injured his back while lifting and moving a hood weighing approximately 150 pounds from a forklift.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury directly resulting from a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Davis v. the Heritage Bank · filed 1996-10-28(6)

On June 11, 1993, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment which was the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

A back injury directly resulting from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work qualifies as an injury arising out of and in the course of employment.

Gaddy v. General Switch Corporation · filed 1996-10-29(6)

On March 14, 1994 Plaintiff experienced another back injury arising out of and in the course of her employment which was the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned when she lifted a large object at work and immediately felt a "pull" in her back.

Section 97-2(6) covers a disabling back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident at work.

Marvels v. the Biltmore Company · filed 1996-12-31(6)

Plaintiff is entitled to temporary total disability benefits as a result of disabilities suffered due to the specific incident on or about March 7, 1991, less credit for benefits heretofore paid and wages since received from defendants.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic work incident, including material aggravation of a pre-existing degenerative disc condition.

Johnson v. Carolina Kitchen and Bath · filed 1996-11-21(6)

On 24 April 1993 plaintiff sustained in injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer as a direct result of the specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. As a result of this injury by accident, plaintiff's pre-existing degenerative disc disease was materially aggravated and he sustained a herniated disc which required surgery, and ultimately resulted in a fifteen percent (15%) permanent partial impairment to his back.

Section 97-2(6) requires an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment or, for a back injury, a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Sinclair v. Kountry Nissan, Inc. · filed 1997-02-13(6)

Plaintiff did not sustain an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant in October, 1993, nor did he sustain a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned which resulted in a back injury. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers groin and lumbar spine injuries directly and proximately caused by a work-related accident.

Scism v. Motorsports · filed 1997-02-25(6)

As a direct and proximate result of plaintiff's work related injury by accident on June 28, 1993, plaintiff sustained an injury to his groin and lumbar spine which required medical treatment. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats an upper-spine injury caused by a specific traumatic incident during employment as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Parris v. Firestone Tire Rubber Co. · filed 1997-03-25(6)

On July 1, 1992, the plaintiff sustained an injury by accident to his upper spine in the nature of a specific traumatic incident, arising out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work qualifies as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Nivens v. Catskill Communications, Inc. · filed 1997-02-07(6)

On September 29, 1994, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer in that she sustained a back injury as the result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a specific traumatic incident causing a back injury in the course and scope of employment as a compensable injury by accident.

Brame v. T.A. Loving Company · filed 1997-02-19(6)

As a result of an injury by accident arising out of and in the scope and course of employment on 21 September 1994, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident for which he is entitled to compensation.

Under § 97-2(6), back pain need not begin during lifting or carrying if the back injury directly results from a specific traumatic incident.

Rollins v. Federal Express Corp. · filed 1997-03-05(6)

The onset of back pain does not have to be contemporaneous with the lifting and carrying to make an incident compensable. Rather, what is determinative is that the back injury be a direct result of a specific traumatic incident.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident while performing assigned work duties as an injury by accident.

Younce v. Golden Needles Knitting, Incorporated · filed 1997-04-23(6)

On August 6, 1991, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant-employer in that he injured his back as a result of a specific traumatic incident while performing his assigned work duties. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A lower back injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident while performing assigned work qualifies as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Rowin v. Brett's Maverick Inn, Inc. · filed 1997-04-29(6)

On February 11, 1994, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant-employer in that he sustained an injury to his lower back as a result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A specific traumatic incident causing a back injury and arising out of and in the course of employment qualifies under the injury definition.

Williams v. Perdue Farms · filed 1997-06-03(6)

Plaintiff did sustain a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires credible evidence of a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment to establish a compensable back injury.

Isaacs v. Brent Smith Chevrolet Buick-Geo, Inc. · filed 1997-07-16(6)

Plaintiff did not sustain an injury to his back by way of specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course and scope of his employment with defendant-employer on 15 April 1994. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident when it arises out of and in the course of employment.

Adams v. Gregory Manufacturing Company · filed 1997-07-29(6)

North Carolina Gen. Stat. § 97.2(6) defines an "injury" to include an injury to the back which arises out of and in the course of the employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. Thus, if the back injury is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident, North Carolina Gen. Stat. § 97.2(6) construes "injury by accident" to include any disabling physical injury to the back arising out of and causally related to such incident.

Section 97-2(6) requires an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment or a specific traumatic incident for a compensable back injury.

Johnson v. Pine Hall Brick Company, Inc. · filed 1997-08-06(6)

Plaintiff did not sustain an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment or a specific traumatic incident with the defendant-employer on 25 March 1994. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury caused by a sudden cough or sneeze while an employee strains to climb a ladder for work can be a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Saul v. Rodgers Builders, Inc. · filed 1997-10-31(6)

Plaintiff's recurrent disc herniation occurred as a result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned by Geupel DeMars. The undisputed medical evidence shows that plaintiff's re-herniation occurred as a result of plaintiff's cough or sneeze experienced on 20 December 1993 as he was performing the physical activity of climbing the vertical ladder which produced a strain on plaintiff's torso. The combination of plaintiff being in a strained position required by his work at the time of the sudden and unexpected sneeze or cough resulted in a situation when a herniation is more likely to occur than when merely coughing or sneezing.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by an injury by accident or specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Shook v. Conover Woodworking, Inc. · filed 1997-11-24(6)

On September 28, 1994 plaintiff sustained an injury by accident or specific traumatic incident to her back arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work and a later work-related aggravation that is the direct and natural result of the original compensable injury.

Sims v. Thermcraft, Inc. · filed 1997-12-17(6)

On October 13, 1995, plaintiff sustained an injury to his back arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer as the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6). 2. On November 10, 1995, plaintiff suffered an aggravation and acceleration of his original compensable injury which was a direct and natural result of the original compensable injury of October 13, 1995. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6); Starr v. Charlotte Paper Co. , 8 N.C. App. 604 , 175 S.E.2d 342 (1970).

Section 97-2(6) treats sudden back pain caused by twisting to reach work papers as an injury by specific traumatic incident.

Lee v. Southern Elevator · filed 1998-01-13(6)

When removing a toolbox to reach some papers and while twisting to get to those papers, plaintiff suddenly felt an onset of pain. This constituted a specific traumatic incident and is compensable.

Section 97-2(6) covers a work injury that qualifies both as an injury by accident and as a specific traumatic incident, including a back injury that leaves the employee unable to work.

Whaley v. Georgia Pacific Corporation · filed 1998-03-24(6)

Plaintiff suffered both an injury by accident and a specific traumatic incident on July 4, 1996, which has left him unable to work. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of assigned work for a back injury to qualify as a compensable injury.

Heath v. Terminal Trucking Company, Inc. · filed 1998-05-20(6)

Plaintiff did not sustain an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned on August 16, 1994 during the course and scope of his employment with defendant. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work qualifies as an injury by accident when it arises out of and in the course of employment.

Mize v. U.S. Air, Inc. · filed 1998-06-04(6)

On November 7, 1995, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident to her back and right leg which arose out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer, and which was a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident while performing assigned work duties is an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Burchfield v. Walton Knitting Mills Inc. · filed 1998-06-08(6)

On December 22, 1992, the plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with the defendant-employer in that she injured her back as a result of a specific traumatic incident while performing her assigned work duties. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) permits compensation for a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, even without an accident.

Cotton v. Fulflex of North Carolina · filed 1998-06-11(6)

There are two theories upon which a back injury can be compensated: (1) if the claimant was injured by accident; or (2) if the injury arose from a specific traumatic incident.

Section 97-2(6) treats a specific traumatic incident of assigned work that causes a disabling back injury as an injury by accident.

Smith v. Champion International · filed 1998-06-30(6)

On October 18, 1994 plaintiff sustained an injury by accident by way of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned which arose out of and in the course of her employment with defendant and which resulted in a disabling back injury.

Section 97-2(6) requires proof of a work-related injury by accident or specific traumatic incident to the back for a compensable claim.

Bunton v. Love Lumber Company · filed 1998-08-04(6)

Plaintiff did not sustain an injury by accident or specific traumatic incident to his back arising out of or within the scope of his employment on 8 August 1995. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Lewis v. Western Carolina Center · filed 1998-08-24(6)

On 20 July 1994, plaintiff injured her back in a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment with defendant.

Section 97-2(6) requires proof of an injury by accident or a back injury caused by a specific traumatic event of assigned work to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits.

Long v. B.E. K. Construction Company · filed 1998-09-09(6)

Plaintiff did not prove by a preponderance of the competent, credible evidence at trial that he sustained an injury by accident nor injured his back as the result of a specific traumatic event of his assigned work, in his employment with defendant-employer on 12 November 1996. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6). Consequently, plaintiff is entitled to no workers' compensation benefits.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising in the course and scope of employment.

Carswell v. Neuville Industries, Inc. · filed 1999-03-23(6)

Plaintiff sustained an injury due to a specific traumatic incident on 16 November 1994, while in the course and scope of her employment with defendant-employer, and as a consequence she is entitled to temporary total disability benefits at the rate of $219.54 per week from 20 February 1995 through 6 March 1995.

Subsection (6) treats a back injury from unexpectedly bearing and twisting under a heavy valve at work as compensable.

Autry v. Daniel · filed 1999-02-19(6)

The valve was heavier than the plaintiff suspected and the plaintiff had to twist to prevent dropping the valve. ... On 8 January 1997, plaintiff suffered a compensable injury to his back arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer.

Section 97-2(6) requires a worker claiming a compensable back injury to prove that an injury by accident or specific traumatic incident arose out of and in the course of employment.

Mabe v. Montgomery Acoustical Contractors, Inc. · filed 1999-09-14(6)

The overwhelming weight of the competent, credible evidence of record, consisting both of written medical records and the testimony of co-employees, supervisors, employers and social acquaintances, supports a conclusion that plaintiff did not sustain an injury by accident or by way of specific traumatic incident on 16 December 1996 or 20 December 1996 while working for defendant-employer.

Section 97-2(6) requires proof that a back condition resulted from a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Fowler v. C L Construction Company, Inc. · filed 2000-01-04(6)

The back condition for which plaintiff was treated beginning April 30, 1997 was not proven to have been due to a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned occurring in April 1997 or at any other time during his employment with defendant.

Section 97-2(6) requires proof of an injury by accident or a specific traumatic work incident for a claimed back injury to qualify.

Parker v. Bakery · filed 2000-01-10(6)

The plaintiff did not sustain an injury by accident arising out of or in the course of her employment with the defendant-employer or an injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident of her assigned work with the defendant-employer in September 1997. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work is an injury by accident when it arises out of and in the course of employment.

Tuft v. Fab Industries, Inc. · filed 2000-02-07(6)

Plaintiff sustained an injury by accident, as a result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer on November 22, 1995.

Under § 97-2(6), back pain from gradual deterioration of a pre-existing condition, without an accident or specific traumatic incident at work, is not a compensable injury.

Wells v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · filed 2001-09-13(6)

Plaintiff's pre-existing back pain may have worsened; however, the pain plaintiff felt on 1 February 1999 was the result of a gradual deterioration in his back condition. He did not suffer an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer.

A back strain attributed to a work vehicle seat that had been worn for approximately a year does not result from a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned under § 97-2(6).

Buston v. the Ellison Co. Inc. · filed 2001-09-13(6)

Plaintiff has complained about the condition of the Drexel's seat cushions for approximately one year. Therefore, his back strain did not result from a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) treats a specific traumatic incident at work that causes a back injury as a new injury by accident rather than a change of condition.

King v. Roadway Express, Inc. · filed 2001-10-17(6)

On or about October 3, 1998, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident or specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer, resulting in injury to his back, a reherniation of the L5-S1 disc. This incident was a new injury by accident and not a change of condition. N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 97-2 (6); 97-47 .

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury directly resulting from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as a compensable injury.

Wilson v. Travel Med USA · filed 2001-11-16(6)

Around midnight of January 22, 1999 or during the early minutes of January 23, 1999, plaintiff sustained an injury to her back as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer which resulted in a herniated disk at L4-5 and a disk protrusion at L5-S1. Plaintiff's injury is compensable. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as a compensable injury by accident.

Merck v. Anthony Cran E Rental · filed 2002-02-08(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer and as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned on 23 July 1999.

A back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident or accident of assigned work qualifies as an injury by accident under § 97-2(6).

McCarson v. Bi-Lo Inc. · filed 2001-12-05(6)

On April 18, 1999, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant in that she sustained a back injury as the result of a specific traumatic incident and/or an accident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) covers a significant aggravation of a pre-existing back condition caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Sanchez v. Candor Hosiery Mills · filed 2001-12-11(6)

On 10 May 1999, plaintiff suffered a significant aggravation or exacerbation of a pre-existing condition in his lower back when he reached down to pick up some socks and experienced a pinching pain in his back which increased in intensity and radiated down into his right hip and leg. Plaintiff's injury arose out of and in the course of employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

A flare-up of back pain from routine heavy lifting, without a specific precipitating incident, remains an aggravation of the earlier injury rather than a new specific traumatic incident.

Robinson v. Kuhlman corporation/borg Warner · filed 2002-01-17(6)

On or about December 13 through 15, 1998, plaintiff experienced a flare-up of his back pain due to heavy lifting at work. The evidence fails to establish a specific incident which precipitated this flare-up of back pain. Rather the evidence indicates that this back pain was an ongoing problem related to the initial injury of October 1998, which was aggravated by the daily lifting requirements of plaintiff's employment.

A back muscle strain caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work arising out of and in the course of employment is an injury under § 97-2(6).

Ledford v. Pharr Yarns, Inc. · filed 2002-02-08(6)

On 16 April 1998, plaintiff sustained an injury resulting in muscle strain to her back as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned arising out of and in the course of her employment. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires proof by the greater weight of the evidence of an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident to the back.

McKoy v. City of Dunn · filed 2002-04-30(6)

Plaintiff has failed to prove by the greater weight that he sustained a compensable injury by accident or sustained a compensable specific traumatic incident to his back on or about October 1, 1997. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires an employee claiming a back injury from a specific traumatic incident to prove that the injury arose in the course of employment and directly resulted from a specific traumatic incident of the assigned work.

Sweet v. Quality Blind and Awning · filed 2002-06-14(6)

To prevail in a claim for compensation based upon a specific traumatic incident, an employee is required to prove that the back injury in question arose in the course of the employment and that the injury was the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. Caskie v. R.M. Butler Co ., 85 N.C. App. 266 , 354 S.E.2d 242 (1987). Plaintiff has failed to prove by the greater weight of the evidence that he has sustained a back injury as the result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. Id .; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats an injury to the spinal discs as a back injury even when its symptoms appear in the neck and shoulder.

Ruffin v. Compass Group USA · filed 2002-06-04(6)

Even though the symptoms may have been manifest in the neck and shoulder area, the injury was to the spinal discs, which are indisputably, the "back."

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as a compensable injury by accident.

Parker v. West Durham Lumber Co. · filed 2002-10-09(6)

On April 24, 1997, plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident as a result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work during employment as a compensable injury by accident.

Zeigler v. Bristol Myers Squibb Co. · filed 2002-11-20(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident in that he sustained a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned on July 7, 1999, while in the course of his employment with defendant-employer. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Brown v. Hearthside Home Care, LLC · filed 2003-02-20(6)

On April 12, 2001, plaintiff suffered a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of her employment resulting in injuries to her back N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Vaughn v. N.C. Dept. of Crime Control · filed 2003-02-11(6)

On May 3, 1997, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned resulting in injuries to her back. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a compensable back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work arising out of and in the course of employment.

Jones-Bailey v. Carlisle Plastics · filed 2003-03-07(6)

On June 28, 1999, plaintiff sustained a compensable specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, arising out of and in the course of her employment with Carlisle Plastics. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising out of and in the course of employment when it results from a specific traumatic incident at a cognizable time.

Cook v. Baxter Intl. · filed 2003-03-18(6)

On September 10, 1999, plaintiff suffered a compensable injury to her back, which arose out of and in the course of her employment with defendant and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident, occurring at a cognizable time, as provided in the Workers' Compensation Act.

Section 97-2(6) treats a low-back injury caused by a specific traumatic event as a compensable injury.

Williams v. Spray Cotton Mill · filed 2003-03-25(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury to his low back from a specific traumatic event as established by the evidence and the Form 60. See G.S. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a lower-back strain caused by a specific traumatic incident at work, including a strain exacerbated by a later specific traumatic incident.

Williams v. Beroth Oil Co. · filed 2003-03-26(6)

On 27 June 2000, plaintiff suffered a specific traumatic incident resulting in a strain of her lower back. The strain was further exacerbated by a specific traumatic incident which occurred on 29 June 2000.

Section 97-2(6) covers a cervical strain caused by a specific traumatic event as a compensable injury.

France v. Murrow's Transfer · filed 2002-12-18(6)

Plaintiff sustained a new injury, consisting of a cervical strain, as the result of a specific traumatic event on December 9, 1999. G.S. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising out of and in the course of employment when it results directly from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Johnson v. House of Raeford Farms · filed 2003-04-28(6)

On October 8, 2000, plaintiff sustained a compensable back injury arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising out of employment when it results from a specific traumatic incident at a cognizable time.

Cook v. Baxter International Inc. · filed 2003-05-05(6)

On September 10, 1999, plaintiff suffered a compensable injury to her back, which arose out of and in the course of her employment with defendant and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident, occurring at a cognizable time, as provided in the Workers' Compensation Act.

A back injury from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work is compensable when the incident occurs within a judicially cognizable period of time.

Goforth v. K-Mart Corp. · filed 2003-07-07(6)

His back injury, which occurred at a judicially cognizable period of time, was a compensable specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) requires a compensable back injury to arise out of and in the course of employment and directly result from an accident or a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Patterson v. Davenport Co. · filed 2003-07-29(6)

In order to establish a compensable injury to the back, the employee must prove that the disabling back injury arose out of and in the course of the employment and was the direct result of either an accident or a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Estes v. City of Charlotte · filed 2003-08-29(6)

Plaintiff suffered an injury as a result of a specific traumatic incident which arose out of and in the course of his employment with defendant on 28 September 2000. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a work-related back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident that aggravates a pre-existing back condition.

Austin v. Sonopress · filed 2003-09-02(6)

The greater weight of the evidence establishes that on or about October 4, 1999, the plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of her employment when she experienced an onset of back pain as she was setting a box of cassette tapes on a table. As a consequence, she aggravated her pre-existing back condition. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires an employee claiming a back injury to prove a specific traumatic incident at a cognizable time; an injury developing gradually over a long period does not qualify.

Rogers v. Smoky Mountain Petroleum Co. · filed 2003-09-12(6)

In order to prevail in a claim for a back injury under the Workers' Compensation Act, an employee bears the burden of proving that the injury resulted from a specific traumatic incident that occurred at a cognizable time. Beam v. Floyd's Creek Baptist Church, 99 N.C. App. 767 , 394 S.E.2d 191 (1990). Back injuries that occur gradually, over long periods of time, are not specific traumatic incidents.

Section 97-2(6) treats a physical confrontation with a co-worker that causes back strain as a compensable injury from a specific traumatic incident.

Williams v. Colony Tire Corp. · filed 2003-10-13(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable work-related injury due to a specific traumatic incident in mid-April 2000, when he was involved in a physical confrontation with a co-worker and suffered an injury to his back. Plaintiff's injury resulted in multiple areas of muscle strain to his back. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Cannon v. Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. · filed 2003-10-24(6)

On 6 April 2001, plaintiff sustained an injury to his back as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment with defendant-employer.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work when it occurs at a cognizable time, even without an unusual circumstance.

Burton v. Pillowtex Corp. · filed 2003-12-05(6)

By amending the second sentence of subdivision (6) to say that an accident with respect to back injuries includes an injury that is the "result of a specific traumatic incident," the General Assembly intended to relax the requirement that there be some unusual circumstance that accompanied the injury; the use of the words "specific" and "incident" means that the trauma or injury must not have developed gradually but must have occurred at a cognizable time.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury directly caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident.

Moore v. Federal Express · filed 2004-01-20(6)

A back injury arising out of and in the course of employment and as the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned is to be construed as an “injury by accident” under the Workers’ Compensation Act. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(6) (2003). ... Therefore, plaintiff’s injury was the result of a specific traumatic incident occurring in the course of plaintiff’s employment, and not simply a change in his condition that was a natural consequence of his prior injury.

A disabling aggravation of a cervical spine condition that occurs within a cognizable time period qualifies as a specific traumatic incident under § 97-2(6).

Chambers v. Transit Mgmt. · filed 2004-02-03(6)

Additionally, since the disabling aggravation of the cervical spine occurred within a cognizable time period, it qualifies as a specific traumatic incident. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a lumbar injury directly resulting from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as a compensable injury.

Teaster v. Gemma Power Sys. · filed 2004-02-13(6)

On 15 January 2001 and again on 25 January 2001, plaintiff sustained compensable injuries to his lumbar spine by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer or as a direct result of specific traumatic incidents of the work assigned by defendant-employer.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Vaughn v. N.C. Dept. of Crime Control · filed 2004-02-16(6)

On May 3, 1997, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned resulting in injuries to her back. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Under § 97-2(6), contemporaneous events causing a back injury within a cognizable time period qualify as an injury by accident, but a gradually developing back injury does not.

Watts v. Borg Warner Automotive · filed 2004-03-04(6)

Back injuries that occur gradually are not specific traumatic incidents. However, events occurring contemporaneously that cause a back injury, during a cognizable time period, fit the definition of injury by accident.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident and includes disabling back conditions causally related to that incident.

Rogers v. Lowe's Home Improvement · filed 2004-03-11(6)

When an injury to the back arises out of and in the course of employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, the injury by accident will be construed to include any disabling physical injury to the back causally related to the traumatic incident. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury from a specific traumatic incident during a cognizable period of work as an injury by accident, including a material aggravation of a preexisting lumbar condition.

Elkie v. Albemarle Water Treatment Sys. · filed 2004-03-31(6)

The greater weight of the evidence of record demonstrates that plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment on February 2, 2002 by way of a specific traumatic incident occurring during a cognizable time period resulting in a low back injury including a left-sided disc herniation at L5-S1. To the extent that plaintiff experienced pre-existing lumbar and sciatica complaints, his condition was materially aggravated by the February 2, 2002 injury. However, plaintiff has failed to prove by the greater weight that his February 2, 2002 specific traumatic incident resulted in a cervical or thoracic condition. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work qualifies as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Roberts v. Wal-Mart Stores · filed 2004-04-01(6)

On July 8, 2000, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendants in that she sustained a back injury as the result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work arising out of and in the course of employment.

Ray v. Sardstedt · filed 2004-04-07(6)

Plaintiff sustained an injury as a result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned arising out of and in the course of the employment on February 11, 2002. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident during assigned work as a compensable injury.

Horne v. Onslow Cty. Schools · filed 2004-04-08(6)

On 5 February 1998, plaintiff sustained a compensable injury to his back, when, in the course of employment, plaintiff suffered a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned as he carried trash to a dumpster and twisted his ankle.

Section 97-2(6) treats a specific traumatic incident to the back arising out of and in the course of employment as a compensable injury by accident.

Cook v. Loggerhead · filed 2004-04-14(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment on or about April 11, 2001 when she suffered a specific traumatic incident to her back. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury from a specific traumatic incident during a judicially cognizable time period as an injury by accident, rather than gradual deterioration.

Smith v. Interim Svcs. · filed 2004-04-14(6)

Plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course and scope of her employment with defendant-employer in the form of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned on February 5, 1999. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6). The credible evidence of record is sufficient upon which to conclude that she sustained her back injury during a judicially cognizable time period and that it was not the result of a gradual deterioration.

Section 97-2(6) requires proof that a claimed condition is causally related to a compensable injury; an unproven closed head injury does not qualify.

Smith v. Smith Setzer Sons · filed 2004-04-27(6)

Plaintiff has failed to prove that his depression is causally related to his compensable injury, and has failed to prove that he sustained a closed head injury. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Crumbley v. Bestfoods Baking Co. · filed 2004-06-08(6)

Plaintiff sustained an injury by specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of his employment on October 19, 2000. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident while the employee is working.

Owens v. Foster-Caviness Food Svc. Co. · filed 2004-06-21(6)

On May 15, 2001, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident to his back. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires proof by the greater weight of the evidence that a back injury arose from an accident or a specific traumatic incident at a cognizable time.

Dickens v. V.F. Jeanswear · filed 2004-06-28(6)

Plaintiff has failed to prove by the greater weight of the evidence of record that she suffered a compensable injury by accident to her back by way of specific traumatic incident on December 15, 1999 or at any cognizable time during November or December 1999. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work qualifies as a compensable injury by accident.

Long v. Watts Indus. · filed 2004-08-04(6)

Plaintiff suffered a compensable injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendants in that she sustained a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned on September 4, 2001. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury arising from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as a compensable injury by accident.

Thorpe v. Dracor Water Sys. · filed 2004-08-18(6)

On 6 June 2001, plaintiff was sustained a compensable injury by accident to his back arising out of and in the course of his employment as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned by defendant-employer. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a neck injury as a back injury compensable when it arises out of and in the course of employment and directly results from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Hill v. Gen. Elec. Co. · filed 2004-09-24(6)

A claim for injury to the neck, which is part of the back, is compensable if it arises out of and in the course of employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury from a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment as a compensable injury by accident.

Spano v. Mail Contr. of America · filed 2004-10-12(6)

On the night of 25 October 2001, plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer when he suffered a specific traumatic incident when, while driving a truck after unloading heavy objects, he felt a severe sharp pain in his back.

Section 97-2(6) requires a claimed back injury to result from an accident or specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Hardy v. Perdue Farms · filed 2004-11-01(6)

Plaintiff was not injured as the result of an accident or specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of her employment. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident must occur at a judicially cognizable point in time to qualify as a compensable injury.

Goforth v. K-Mart Corp. · filed 2004-12-21(6)

Under the specific traumatic incident provision of section 97-2(6) of the North Carolina General Statutes, a plaintiff must prove an injury at a judicially cognizable point in time.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work during a cognizable period of time.

Shearin v. Lewis Tree Svc. · filed 2005-01-05(6)

On May 8, 2002, plaintiff sustained an injury to her back that arose out of and in the course of her employment as the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned during a cognizable time period.

Section 97-2(6) requires credible proof of an accident or specific traumatic incident to establish a compensable back injury.

Anderson v. Jordan Tree Svc. · filed 2005-01-10(6)

In this case, plaintiff's testimony that he sustained an injury to his back as the result of a specific traumatic incident or accident in January 2003 is not credible, and therefore the greater weight of the evidence fails to support his claim.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Gregory v. W. A. Brown Sons · filed 2005-01-18(6)

On an unknown date during the week of October 11, 2001, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant in that she sustained a back injury as the result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of assigned work.

Lindsey v. Cardinal Health · filed 2005-01-26(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident or specific traumatic incident by her employer arising out of and in the course of employment as a direct result of the work assigned to her back on or about 24 January 2003 when she bent down and lifted a tote from the bottom of her cart and immediately felt a sharp pain from her left hip to her left toes.

Section 97-2(6) requires proof that a specific traumatic injury occurred within a reasonably identifiable period, but does not require the claimant to identify its exact hour or day.

Sweet v. Mbm Corp. · filed 2005-02-03(6)

The specific traumatic incident provision of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6) requires claimant to prove an injury at a judicially cognizable point in time. ... In determining whether an injury occurred at a cognizable time it is not necessary to allege the specific hour or day of injury. Instead, there must be a showing by claimant that enables the Industrial Commission to determine when, within a reasonable period, the specific injury occurred.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Hensley v. Ashland, Inc. · filed 2005-02-03(6)

On July 5, 2001, Plaintiff suffered an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned by Defendant-Employer.

Section 97-2(6) treats an injury arising out of employment as compensable when it results from a specific traumatic incident.

Gore v. myrtle/muller · filed 2005-02-10(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident arising out of and as a direct result of her employment with defendant in that she suffered specific traumatic incidents on 12 January 2000 and 31 March 2000.

A claimant must prove that a back injury resulted from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work or from an accident arising out of and in the course of employment to receive workers' compensation benefits.

Swaney v. Five Star Foods · filed 2005-03-01(6)

Since plaintiff has failed to prove by the greater weight of the evidence that she sustained a back injury on October 15, 2001 as the result of either a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned or an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer, she is not entitled to any benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act.

A work-related specific traumatic incident that causes back pain and a herniated disk is a compensable injury under § 97-2(6).

Ibrahimovic v. Salisbury Lumber Supply · filed 2005-03-03(6)

On May 1, 2003, plaintiff sustained a compensable injury or specific traumatic incident that arose out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer and consisting of plaintiff's low back pain and a herniated disk at L2-3.

A specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment can qualify as a compensable injury by accident under § 97-2(6).

Laird v. Jws Comm. · filed 2005-03-03(6)

On May 30, 2003, plaintiff suffered a compensable injury by accident to her cervical spine due to a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course and scope of her employment with JWS. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) does not cover a low back condition unrelated to the workplace injury as a compensable injury by accident or specific traumatic incident.

McLamb v. Carroll's Foods · filed 2005-02-03(6)

Plaintiff did not sustain a compensable injury by accident or specific traumatic incident to the back on October 20, 1999, and her low back condition is unrelated to her October 20, 1999 injury. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires a causal link between disability from a back injury and the specific traumatic incident claimed.

Crane v. Berry's Clean-Up & Landscaping, Inc. · filed 2005-04-05(6)

All of the evidence attributes Mr. Crane’s back condition and pain to the 5 February 1999 incident when Mr. Crane was attempting to change the tractor tire; none of the evidence relates that condition and pain to the 11 February 1999 “pop” as a separate event. Because there was no expert evidence of causation, we must reverse the Commission’s decision that Mr. Crane was disabled as a result of the 11 February 1999 specific traumatic incident.

Section 97-2(6) treats a specific traumatic incident during assigned work that causes a disabling back injury as a compensable injury by accident.

Owens v. U.P.S. · filed 2005-05-09(6)

As a direct result of the work assigned to plaintiff, on September 24, 2002, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident to his lumbar spine, arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer, which resulted in a disabling physical injury to his back.

Section 97-2(6) treats an injury caused by a specific traumatic incident at the workplace as compensable.

Smith v. Power Plant Maintenance · filed 2005-05-10(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by specific traumatic incident at the workplace on 27 August 2001. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires proof that a back injury resulted from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work and was causally related to that incident.

Rogers v. Smoky Mountain Petroleum Co. · filed 2005-08-16(6)

Here, the Commission did not err in finding plaintiff failed to meet his burden of proof to establish that he suffered a back injury resulting from a specific traumatic incident on 16 May 2001.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Davis v. Harrah's Cherokee Casino · filed 2005-06-21(6)

On or about May 26, 2001, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident, arising out of and in the course of his employment with Harrah's Cherokee Casino. As a consequence, he injured his lower back, sustaining a herniated disc. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Temares v. Orthopaedic Svcs. Co. · filed 2005-06-27(6)

As a direct result of work assigned to plaintiff on April 10, 2002, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident arising out of and in the course of his employment, which resulted in injury to his back. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident.

Boone v. Dialysis · filed 2005-06-28(6)

The plaintiff sustained an injury by accident to her back arising out of and in the course and scope of her employment and as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned in January 2002. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident while the employee performs assigned work.

Cannon v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. · filed 2005-07-05(6)

We hold that this is competent evidence that supports the Commission’s finding of fact and conclusion of law that plaintiff sustained a work-related injury by specific traumatic incident on 6 April 2001.

Section 97-2(6) covers a specific traumatic incident that injures the cervical spine while the employee performs assigned work.

Garrison v. Liggett Group · filed 2005-07-07(6)

As a direct result of the work assigned to plaintiff on September 25, 2001, plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident to her cervical spine, arising out of and in the course of her employment with defendant-employer, which resulted in a disabling physical injury to her cervical spine. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) includes a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned as an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Bryant v. Amital Spinning Corp. · filed 2005-07-08(6)

On April 9, 2001, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer in the form of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) requires a compensable back injury to arise out of and in the course of employment and result directly from an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of the assigned work.

Nicholson v. May Apparel Group · filed 2005-07-15(6)

In order to establish a compensable injury to the back, the employee must prove that the disabling back injury arose out of and in the course of the employment and was the direct result of either an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned that arises out of and in the course of employment.

Van Hoy v. Austin Co. · filed 2005-10-14(6)

On September 2, 2003, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident to his back as a result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury directly resulting from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work, and arising out of and in the course of employment, as compensable.

Armistead v. Rolling Hills Ctry. Club · filed 2005-09-01(6)

Plaintiff experienced a compensable injury to her back on September 1, 2002, arising out of and in the course of her employment as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned by defendant-employer. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as a compensable injury by accident.

Alvarado v. Foods · filed 2005-09-06(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident to his back arising out of and in the course of employment with defendant and as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned on September 24, 2003. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising out of a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Beacham v. Hardee Co., Inc. · filed 2005-09-13(6)

On 19 December 2002, plaintiff sustained a compensable injury to his back arising out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant-employer as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned to the employee.

Phillips v. Western Carolina Ctr. · filed 2005-09-13(6)

Plaintiff has proven by competent evidence he sustained an injury as a result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned by defendant employer on 30 July 2002 when he hurt his back while lifting a resident. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident.

Nelson v. Craven County Schools · filed 2005-09-19(6)

As a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned, on January 16, 2002, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident within the course and scope of his employment with the defendant-employer. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising from a specific traumatic incident during the employee’s work.

Forsythe v. Sunland Development and Cons. · filed 2005-09-29(6)

On January 20, 2003, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer in the form of a specific traumatic incident while attempting to load an auger. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A neck injury is compensable as an injury to the back when it arises out of and in the course of employment and directly results from a specific traumatic incident of the assigned work.

Hill v. General Electric Co. · filed 2005-10-12(6)

A claim for injury to the neck, which is part of the back, is compensable if it arises out of and in the course of employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) recognizes a back injury from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as an injury by accident when it arises out of and in the course of employment.

Byrum v. Printech · filed 2005-11-28(6)

On January 10, 2001, plaintiff sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer in the form of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work or by an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment.

Smith v. David James Company · filed 2005-10-27(6)

Plaintiff did not prove that he sustained either a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned or an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment on September 20, 2002 which resulted in the back injury in question.

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising out of assigned work when a specific traumatic incident causes it.

Fant v. White Oak Manor, Inc. · filed 2005-11-10(6)

Plaintiff suffered a compensable injury to her back arising out of and in the course of her employment as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned by defendant-employer on March 21, 2001. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury arising out of and in the course of employment from a specific traumatic incident as a compensable injury.

Ard v. Owens-Illinois · filed 2005-12-14(6)

Plaintiff sustained three separate compensable injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment with Defendant-Employer as a direct result of specific traumatic incidents. These incidents occurred on July 14, 2001, December 23, 2001 and May 22, 2002. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) treats a neck and back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident while performing assigned work as an injury by accident.

McDaniel v. Continental Tire · filed 2005-12-16(6)

On January 18, 2004, Plaintiff sustained an injury by specific traumatic incident to his neck and back as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury arising out of and in the course of employment from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work is a compensable injury.

Pinnix v. Miller · filed 2006-02-14(6)

Plaintiff sustained a compensable injury to her back arising out of and in the course of employment as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned by defendant-employer on 8 October 2003. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

A back injury may qualify as an injury by accident through a specific traumatic incident occurring over a cognizable period of work.

Towe v. Curbside Mgmt. · filed 2006-03-01(6)

Plaintiff sustained a new injury by accident in that he sustained a specific traumatic incident while employed by WNC on September 18 and 19, 2003 while off-loading lumbar and lifting pallets. The period of time during which plaintiff worked for WNC, with his report of pain with symptoms differing from his initial May injury following both 8-hour shifts, establishes a cognizable time period during which plaintiff sustained an injury.

Section 97-2(6) treats a back injury caused by a specific traumatic incident of assigned work as a compensable injury by accident when it arises out of and in the course of employment.

Meadows v. Roadway Corporation, Inc. · filed 2006-03-21(6)

The Plaintiff suffered a compensable injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment as a direct result of a specific traumatic incident of work assigned by defendant-employer on April 13, 2003. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) covers a back injury arising in the course of employment from a specific traumatic incident of assigned work without requiring unusual circumstances.

Tracy v. Coates Electric of Wilmington · filed 2006-04-19(6)

The claimant does not have to show any unusual circumstances, but instead must show the back injury arose in the course of the employment and that the injury was the "direct result of a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned."

Section 97-2(6) requires an employee claiming a compensable back injury to prove that the injury arose out of and in the course of employment and directly resulted from an accident or a specific traumatic incident of the assigned work.

Gagner v. Freedom Metals, Inc. · filed 2006-03-22(6)

In order to establish a compensable injury to the back, the employee must prove that the disabling back injury arose out of and in the course of the employment and was the direct result of either an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

Section 97-2(6) covers conditions caused or aggravated by a compensable workplace injury, but excludes conditions that are not causally related to the injury.

Simmons v. Mellon Hr Solutions · filed 2006-05-08(6)

As a direct and proximate result of plaintiff's May 15, 2002 compensable injury, plaintiff sustained injury to and aggravated pre-existing conditions in her back, knee, neck and head and developed depression. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6). Plaintiff's high blood pressure, acid reflux and indigestion are not causally related to the injury by accident, and are not compensable.

Section 97-2(6) requires proof that a disabling back injury arose out of and in the course of employment and directly resulted from an accident or a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Charity v. Davis Resource Management, Inc. · filed 2006-03-29(6)

In order to establish a compensable injury to the back, the plaintiff must prove that the disabling back injury arose out of and in the course of the employment and was the direct result of either an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.

An injury from a specific traumatic incident during assigned work qualifies under § 97-2(6) when it arises out of and in the course of employment.

Williams v. Roses Stores · filed 2006-05-30(6)

Plaintiff sustained a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned arising out of and in the course of his employment on December 5, 2003. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires an injury by accident or specific traumatic incident for a neck or low-back condition to be compensable.

Hope v. General Electric Company · filed 2006-06-16(6)

Plaintiff did not suffer a compensable injury by accident or specific traumatic incident to his neck on or about December 11, 2002. Defendants are not responsible for any treatment or disability related to plaintiff's neck condition. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (6).

Section 97-2(6) requires a disabling back injury to arise out of and in the course of employment and directly result from an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of assigned work.

Oliver v. Ball Corporation · filed 2006-06-20(6)

In order to establish a compensable injury to the back, the employee must prove that the disabling back injury arose out of and in the course of the employment and was the direct result of either an injury by accident or a specific traumatic incident of the work assigned.