CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Battiste

INGRAM, Justice.

Lawrence L. Battiste sued CSX Transportation, Inc., under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1988), asserting that he had suffered an on-the-job injury while employed by CSX on January 5, 1987. Battiste alleged that, as he was unfastening a generator that was mounted to the bed of a truck owned by CSX, the lid to the metal box enclosing the generator closed on his hand, because the safety chain designed to hold the lid in place was broken. Battiste further alleged that, as a result of the accident, he suffered injuries to his hand and his…