Bowers v. Mildren

*585The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is an action for damages by an employee against his employer because of injuries sustained through the breaking of a rope on a drilling rig.

The defendant owned a rig for drilling oil wells. He had a foreman in charge of its operations. The plaintiff was employed as a “tool dresser” around and about the machine. Part of the equipment of the machine was a “temper screw” which was hoisted by means of a rope and pulley. At one end of the rope was an iron block which aided in balancing the weight of the screw. When the screw was to be…