Estate Asserts Viable Civil Claims Against Employer, Supervisor

A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the estate of a worker who suffered a fatal crush injury alleged sufficient facts to pursue civil liability claims against the employer and a supervisor. King Machine of North Carolina operates a facility in Casswell County, where it manufactures tire molds. The molds weigh approximately 2,000 pounds each. Kory J. Kachur was the on-site vice president of King Machine in 2019 when Desmond Japrael Stephens came to work for the company. After about three weeks on the job, Stephens was assigned to detach bolts from a tire mold while it was ...