Slip at Home Aggravates Compensable Injury

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that aggravation of an work-related injury is compensable if the aggravation is a natural consequence that flows from the primary injury. In Davis v. Harrah's Cherokee Casino, No. COA05-1153 (8/1/06), William Davis worked as a games performance technician for Harrah's Cherokee Casino. He was lifting a 35-pound monitor out of a slot machine when he felt a pain in his lower back. He did not report the injury and continued to work until June 26, 2001. He was treated by a chiropractor who ordered an MRI scan that revealed a herniated disc in Davis' ...