Craig v. Traylor

What was done in this case by the plaintiff, Robert Craig, is akin to cleaning sawdust from a chain saw while it is running or grabbing the hot end of a branding iron. Craig himself admitted to Traylor that what he did was “dumb” and said he usually turned the manure spreader off before attempting to clean the chain and small sprocket area. To actually get to the small sprocket and clean where his hand got caught, Craig had to bend down and reach into metal housing which covered the small sprocket. There was no surprise as to how the equipment operated. Craig could see that. The sum and…