Boettcher v. Gradall Co., Ca2008-02-051 (11-3-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, John Boettcher, appeals the decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Gradall Company and JLG Industries, Inc.

{¶ 2} On March 11, 2005, Boettcher, an employee of Graycor Industrial Contractors, Inc., was working at the AK Steel plant in Middletown, Ohio. That afternoon, Boettcher was told to escort a rough terrain forklift ("RTF") through the Basic Oxygen Furnace Building, a part of the AK Steel plant, so that it could be used to replace a worn beam. Boettcher was knocked to the ground and…