Nofsinger v. Irby

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court,

¶ 1. Jack Nofsinger filed a negligence action against Joe Irby in the Circuit Court of Harrison County. Specifically, Nofsinger claimed that while he was under the employ of Irby and using Irby’s table saw to cut wooden forms for the construction of a concrete driveway on Irby’s rental property, a wood chip was propelled from the blade striking him in the left eye and resulting in permanent loss of vision to the eye. Nofsinger claims that Irby failed to maintain a safe working environment by not ensuring that the table saw had a safety guard over the blade, that Irby…