Union Carbide Corp. v. Sweco, Inc.

HAYES, Chief Judge.

Union Carbide Corporation, the defendant and third party plaintiff below, appeals from a partial summary judgment of the Kenton Circuit Court in favor of the third party defendant, Sweco, Inc.

On August 14, 1976, the plaintiff, Kenneth Hoffman, an employee of Sweco was injured as the result of an explosion which occurred while he was at work at Sweco’s plant in Florence, Kentucky. Hoffman alleged that the explosion occurred when fumes from certain cleaning chemicals provided him by Sweco’s ignited. Hoffman filed a workers’ compensation claim against Sweco. Liberty Mutual…