Townsend v. DOOSAN INFRACORE AMERICAN CORP.

BARNES, J.,

for the Court.

SUMMARY OF CASE AND FACTS

¶ 1. This appeal stems from an incident which occurred on January 17, 2000, at Central Pipe Supply, Inc., in Pearl, Mississippi. Mike Townsend, an employee of Central Pipe, was operating a sit-down, gasoline-powered Daewoo GS25S forklift truck. While carrying a load, Townsend bumped into a handcart on the loading dock with the forklift. The handcart began to roll toward the edge of the loading dock. Afraid that the moving handcart might cause damage or injury, Townsend stopped the forklift, put the shift lever in neutral, and quickly exited…