Morgan Construction Co. v. Dulin

This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by appellee by reason of the fall of a heavy steel plate on his foot. At the time his injuries were received appellee was in the employ of appellant and, with other employes, was engaged in lifting the plate from the floor to its position in a certain machine known as a gas producer. This work was being accomplished by the use of a rope and pulley attached to an I-beam, about twenty feet above the floor, by means of a certain dog or clamp, of which a'sketch is reproduced herewith.

While the plate was being lifted, the dog or clamp…