American Steel Foundries v. Czapala

Flanagan, C. J. —

Appellee’s eye was injured as a result of the explosion of a glass bottle containing coffee which had been placed by appellee on the ledge just inside the door of an annealing furnace of the plant of appellant at Indiana Harbor during appellee’s lunch hour on December 12, 1940. The bottle was placed in the furnace by appellee in order to heat the coffee therein contained for his lunch. Employees, with the knowledge and consent of the employer, had been in the custom of eating their lunches about this particular furnace and heating their coffee on it. This was the first time…