Brown v. Coley

Appellant was engaged in the building of a concrete bridge, and appellee was employed by appellant as a laborer in and about the operation of a concrete mixer. The water to use in the concrete mixer was pumped from the adjacent creek by means of a small gasoline engine. Because of the nature of the work and the temporary character of the location of the machinery necessary to be used therein, this gasoline engine was of a compact construction, the gasoline tank thereof being in close proximity to the flywheel, the electrical sparking apparatus, and the other essential parts of the motor. The…