Aldridge v. Valley Steel Const., Inc.

In December 1986, the plaintiff, Timothy Mac Aldridge, was injured at work when an electrical control panel exploded at the Copeland Corporation plant in Hartselle, Alabama. The electrical control panel was part of a gun drill system installed at the Copeland plant by Valley Steel Construction, Inc. ("Valley"), in 1980. Aldridge brought this action pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-11, alleging, among other things, that Valley had negligently installed the gun drill machine and that its negligence was the proximate cause of Aldridge's injuries. In other words, Aldridge contends that Valley…