Dombrowski v. Roe-Stephens Manufacturing Co.

From a judgment entered on a directed verdict for the defendant, the plaintiff appeals. The plaintiff, 26 years of age, was a molder’s helper in the foundry department of defendant’s plant. While operating a circular ripsaw in the wood-working department, his left thumb and first and second fingers were severed at the knuckles. He had been employed about one year and nine months before the injury, and during the last nine months had frequently used the ripsaw, and occasionally during the first year. The plaintiff described the way in which the accident occurred as follows:

“I took a piece of…