Court of Appeals of North Carolina April 16, 2002, COA00-1535 (Burchette v. East Coast Millwork Distributors, Inc.)

McGEE, Judge.

Defendants appeal from the award of workers’ compensation benefits to plaintiff William Keith Burchette. Plaintiff sustained an injury arising in and out of his employment with defendant East Coast Millwork Distributors, Incorporated, on 11 May 1994. A pallet of glass fell on the foot of another employee, and plaintiff lifted the pallet high enough for the employee to free himself.