519 S.E.2d 524 (1999)
351 N.C. 42
James R. PITTMAN, Employee,
No. 86A99.
James R. PITTMAN, Employee,
v.
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Employer, Wausau Insurance Company, Carrier.
No. 86A99.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
October 8, 1999.*525 Gillespie & Higgins, by James B. Gillespie, Jr., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellee.
Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P., by Gregory M. Willis, Raleigh, for defendant-appellants.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.