Work heat death insufficient to overcome comp exclusivity: appeals courtA North Carolina appeals court ruled that a farm labor contractor’s failure to enforce heat-safety measures, despite a previous worker’s heat-related death, was insufficient to allow a catastrophically injured worker to pursue a civil lawsuit outside the workers compensation system. In Moreno v. Florida Orange Gold LLC, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion filed Aug. 5, unanimously affirmed summary judgment for Florida Orange Gold, its president, an employee and Howell Farming. Carlos Vargas Moreno suffered heat stroke in July 2022 while pulling weeds in a Howell Farming field. On the day Mr. Moreno was injured, the heat index ranged from 91 to 102.5 degrees. Mr. Moreno had a body temperature of 109 degrees when he arrived.