Dickerson v. Farmer's Electric Coop., Inc.

COMPTON, Justice.

Appellee brought this action for compensation under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act as a result of injuries sustained by him while removing a transformer from a pole on which, there were energized wires carrying a current of 2300 volts of electricity.

The accident occurred February 1, 1958, while appellee was employed as a lineman for Farmer’s Electric Coop., Inc. He was thereafter paid on a total disability basis for two months, at which time his payments were arbitrarily reduced 50% because he had failed to use “a provided safety device” supplied by his…