Fowlkes v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Richard Fowlkes appeals from the granting of a motion to dismiss Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in an action brought by Fowlkes against Liberty Mutual and others for personal injuries sustained when a furnace exploded. We affirm.

Fowlkes had been an employee of Airco Alloys Carbide Corporation since 1970. At the time of the accident he was employed in the position of furnace operator. His duties consisted of monitoring the pressure of the furnace and shutting it down if it exploded or erupted. The potential of explosion stemmed from the fact that the furnace was used in a manganese process…