Fisher v. GATE CITY STEEL CORPORATION

This is an action for damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff which resulted when a piece of construction equipment supported by a tower and outriggers tipped or fell and struck the plaintiff. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiff has appealed.

The plaintiff, Larry G. Fisher, an employee of Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co., was working on a construction job involving the pouring of cement into elevated concrete forms. He was struck on the head by a falling beltcrete swinger, a belt-type conveyor used to transport concrete from mixer to pour site. The belt-crete swinger…