Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Kelly

Appellee was engaged in the service of appellant, unloading coal from the hold of a steamer at a dock in the city of Chicago. He worked below, his duty being to shovel the coal into large buckets or tubs, which, when filled, were elevated by machinery to a boom over the hatchway of the vessel, and then carried along the boom to a hopper, into which they were emptied. The buckets used were called the “Hunt tub.” Bach had a capacity of about one ton. They were hung on iron bails, to which the hoisting ropes were fastened. By an appliance attached to the upper part of these bails, and fastening…