Poli v. Numa Block Coal Co.

The defendant operates a coal mine in which at the time of the accident in question the plaintiff was employed. He had considerable experience in the ordinary work of mining or digging coal, and was engaged in this class of work until a short time prior to his injury, when he took the position of eager. The shaft in which the cage or hoist was operated was two hundred and forty feet in depth. Plaintiff’s place of work was in the entry at the foot of the shaft. The cage was constructed with an open floor or platform at the bottom, on which were two parallel rails corresponding in gauge with…