Harney v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Ladd, C. J. —

In the fore part of March, 1904, the plaintiff applied to defendant for work as a carpenter, and . was employed as such in its shops at Moline, Ill. When he came to work several days later, he was sent to the carpenters’ department. He began on a block board, and thereafter engaged in repairing cabs to engines. In the room where the carpenters work was a table with openings for a circular . ripsaw and also a crosscut saw. These were below the top, but, when used, were elevated through the openings to the height required. They were turned by electric powed; the current being…