§ 97-61.4 – Third examination and report.
97-61.4. Third examination and report. As soon as practicable after the expiration of two years from the first examination and when ordered by the Industrial Commission, the employee shall appear before the advisory medical committee, or at least two of them, for final X rays and physical examination. Upon completion of this examination and within […]
§ 97-61.5 – Hearing after first examination and report; removal of employee from hazardous occupation; compensation upon removal from hazardous occupation.
97-61.5. Hearing after first examination and report; removal of employee from hazardous occupation; compensation upon removal from hazardous occupation. (a) After the employer and employee have received notice of the first committee report, the Industrial Commission, unless it has already approved an agreement between the employer and employee, shall set the matter for hearing at […]
§ 97-50 – Limitation as against minors or mentally incompetent.
97-50. Limitation as against minors or mentally incompetent. No limitation of time provided in this Article for the giving of notice or making claim under this Article shall run against any person who is mentally incompetent, or a minor dependent, as long as he has no guardian, trustee, or committee. (1929, c. 120, s. 49.)
§ 97-61.6 – Hearing after third examination and report; compensation for disability and death from asbestosis or silicosis.
97-61.6. Hearing after third examination and report; compensation for disability and death from asbestosis or silicosis. After receipt by the employer and employee of the advisory medical committee’s third report, the Industrial Commission, unless it has approved an agreement between the employee and employer, shall set a final hearing in the cause, at which it […]
§ 97-51 – Joint employment; liabilities.
97-51. Joint employment; liabilities. Whenever an employee, for whose injury or death compensation is payable under this Article, shall at the time of the injury be in joint service of two or more employers subject to this Article, such employers shall contribute to the payment of such compensation in proportion to their wages liability to […]
§ 97-61.7 – Waiver of right to compensation as alternative to forced change of occupation.
97-61.7. Waiver of right to compensation as alternative to forced change of occupation. An employee who has been compensated under the terms of G.S. 97-61.5(b) as an alternative to forced change of occupation, may, subject to the approval of the Industrial Commission, waive in writing his right to further compensation for any aggravation of his […]
§ 97-52 – Occupational disease made compensable; "accident" defined.
97-52. Occupational disease made compensable; "accident" defined. Disablement or death of an employee resulting from an occupational disease described in G.S. 97-53 shall be treated as the happening of an injury by accident within the meaning of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act and the procedure and practice and compensation and other benefits provided by […]
§ 97-62 – "Silicosis" and "asbestosis" defined.
97-62. "Silicosis" and "asbestosis" defined. The word "silicosis" shall mean the characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust of silica or silicates. "Asbestosis" shall mean a characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust. (1935, c. 123.)
§ 97-53 – (See editor's note on condition precedent) Occupational diseases enumerated; when due to exposure to chemicals.
97-53. (See editor’s note on condition precedent) Occupational diseases enumerated; when due to exposure to chemicals. The following diseases and conditions only shall be deemed to be occupational diseases within the meaning of this Article: (1) Anthrax. (2) Arsenic poisoning. (3) Brass poisoning. (4) Zinc poisoning. (5) Manganese poisoning. (6) Lead poisoning. Provided the employee […]
§ 97-63 – Period necessary for employee to be exposed.
97-63. Period necessary for employee to be exposed. Compensation shall not be payable for disability or death due to silicosis and/or asbestosis unless the employee shall have been exposed to the inhalation of dust of silica or silicates or asbestos dust in employment for a period of not less than two years in this State, […]