Legal Opinion
Edwin Van Dorn v. Scott Hunter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 21, 2019No. 18-2053PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.
*543 Appellant Edwin Van Dorn worked as an apprentice electrical linesman for PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. On September 1, 2014, Van Dorn's team was called into duty after high winds knocked over three wooden utility poles. Appellee Scott Hunter led a second team that was also sent to fix the poles.
A well-known risk of line work is that a downed wire under tension can break free and injure a line worker. To protect against that risk, wires are normally secured with safety ropes. The area encompassing the space where a free wire might cause an injury is referred to as…
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