Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Matweld, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 1, 2002No. 1001700 and 1001701PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SEE, Justice.
CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSX”), is a railroad company that owns and maintains the track over which its trains run. CSX employees pack, or tamp, crushed stone under the tracks to keep the rails level. Tampers are used to pack the stone. A tamper is a hydraulic machine that operates much like a jackhammer, with two opposing handles at the top and an opening at the bottom into which is fitted a tool bit that is about 18 inches long with a spade-shaped tip that is about 6 inches wide. The tool bit moves rapidly up and down and is held in place by a latch that locks against a collar…
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