Patterson v. . Nichols

On 6 March, 1909, the plaintiff, who had been employed in the washroom of the defendant's laundry for four years, was engaged by the defendant as repair man, repairing defendant's machinery. He had been at this work about two weeks, when he was directed to extend a shaft so that another machine might be put in. In order to extend the shaft, it was necessary for the plaintiff to stop that part of the machinery, and that was done by throwing off the belt which connected it with the main shaft. This belt was usually thrown with a pole, but was put on by hand.

The shaft which was being extended…