Peterson v. B/W CONTROLS, INC.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois.

Plaintiff, Marion Peterson, Jr., was a certified electrician employed by the Midland Coal Company to do general electrical work. He was also a Federal mine specialist. He worked on controls and moved cables, the work normally done by a Federal mine specialist. Peterson had approximately 17 years of experience as an electrician. On August 11, 1973, Peterson went to a building known as the “east pump house” to shut off a circuit breaker in a panel which he had not previously inspected and with…