Shanklin v. McDonald's USA, LLC, 2008 Ca 00074 (1-20-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-Appellant, Demia Shanklin, appeals the judgment of the Licking County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee, JEM at 21st Street.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND THE CASE

{¶ 2} Appellant was employed as a food preparer at the McDonald's restaurant located on 21st Street in Newark, Ohio, owned and operated by Appellee. On May 26, 2006, Appellant arrived early to work around 8:30 a.m. and began to prepare breakfast sandwiches. In the busy food preparation area, Appellant noticed that one of the microwave ovens, called a "quing oven," was…