Legal Opinion
Batiste v. Bayou Steel Corp.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 1, 2010No. 2010-CC-1561PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM. *
[ Kelvin Batiste was hired by Bayou Steel Corporation (“Bayou Steel”) in 1981, and assumed the position of First Helper in 1987. In this position, one of his primary responsibilities was installing new electrodes on the electrode arms of the No. 1 Furnace, a task he performed approximately 4,600 times over the next fourteen years. In August 2004, as he attempted to tighten an electrode while standing on the electrode arm, Mr. Batiste’s wrench slipped, causing him to lose his balance and fall thirty-five feet to the ground.
As a result of his accident and injuries, Mr. Batiste and…
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