Larry Miller and Kimberly Miller v. Long-Airdox Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Third Party v. Amax Coal Company, Third Party

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Larry Miller, a miner who lived in Indiana, worked for Amax Coal Company in Amax’s Wabash underground mine. Most of the Wabash mine is located in Illinois, and all entry portals to the mine are located in Illinois. Part of the mine, however, extends east under the Wabash River into Gibson County, Indiana. On April 19, 1985, Miller was working in the Indiana portion of the mine on a machine known as a “feeder.” Tragically, Miller’s right hand became caught in a sprocket on the feeder. Miller’s right arm was mangled, and eventually had to be amputated.

Miller collected…