House v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

After Paul House was injured at work, he filed a tort action against his employer, Johnson Controls. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the company, holding that Michigan’s Worker’s Disability Compensation Act barred the claim. We affirm.

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At Johnson Controls, House often worked with a team of employees that performed a procedure known as “die-flipping.” A die is a large piece of equipment that in this case weighed between 5,000 and 25,000 pounds. Die-flipping requires employees to connect the die to a steel I-beam with a cable, permitting them to…