White v. State

Claimant, a former resident of the Stateville Correctional Center, now residing at the Danville Correctional Center, has brought this action for personal injuries sustained by him on February 26, 1985, on the Stateville grounds when a manhole cover fell on his left middle finger.

The Claimant and two other residents were on a work crew which had the daily duty of lifting various manhole covers (150 to 200 pounds each) in order to inspect whatever was below the covers. Generally, the covers were lifted by a hook which would enter a hole in the covers and grip the reverse side. However, some new…