Hendrickson v. Gunther-Nash Mining Construction Co.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

The Illinois Structural Work Act.

The Illinois General Assembly giveth.

The Illinois General Assembly taketh away.

I. FACTS

As alleged in the Amended Complaint, Gunther-Nash Mining Construction Company and Exxon Coal USA, Inc. hired Timmons Electric Company to perform some electrical work on a new structure at the Monterey Coal Company’s plant in Carlinville, Illinois. William H. Hendrickson worked for Tim-mons Electric Company. On January 23, 1993, Hendrickson, while working for Tim-mons Electric Company on the new structure at Monterey Coal’s plant, was…