discussed Cited "see, e.g." Keith v. U.S. Airways, Inc. See also Thomason v. Fiber Indus., 78 N.C.App. 159, 161-62 , 336 S.E.2d 632, 633-34 (1985), disc. rev. denied, 316 N.C. 202 , 341 S.E.2d 573 (1986) (occupational disease found where repeated lifting, straining, and pulling placed plaintiff at a greater risk of contracting inflammatory condition than the public at large).