Fosen v. Odell Grain & Coal Co.

The plaintiff’s hand was injured in an auger being used in the process of unloading corn at a storage facility of the defendant, Odell Grain and Coal Company. At the time of the injury, plaintiff was delivering corn of a neighbor with whom the plaintiff exchanged labor.

On the date of the injury, while unloading the corn, using an auger belonging to the defendant, the plaintiff reached into the corn hopper surrounding the auger in order to keep some corn from spilling out of the hopper and, in the process, his hand was caught in the auger. No safety guard was on the auger. A jury trial…