Roach v. Haynes

T. W. Roach, the appellant, is engaged in the work of the construction of levees, and as a part of his equipment a tower machine was in use. This machine is composed of a tower about one hundred feet high with cables, engines, etc., installed thereon. It was used for placing dirt on the levee by means of buckets or scoops moving on cables from a point between the levee and the river. This structure moved on wheels along a track made of cross ties and heavy timbers, constructed in sections called “mats.” As the work progressed the tower was pulled along the track by means of a cable which was…