Norman v. Cunningham Sheep Co.

The defendant employer appeals from a judgment for the plaintiff workman in an action brought under the Employers’ Liability Law (ORS 654.305 to 654.335).

In the course of his duties, the plaintiff was required to remove a belt which transferred power from a large stationary engine to a hay chopper. With the *387machinery shut down, the plaintiff stuck the pointed end of a crowbar in the ground at the base of the engine, and leaned against the upper portion of the bar. His purpose was to pry the engine toward the hay chopper and in that manner to obtain slack in the belt. Instead of providing the…