Ward v. National Lumber & Box Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Irwin, J., entered January 8, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a factory.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
This is an appeal by the National Lumber & Box Company, from a judgment rendered against it in the sum of $2,000, in a suit brought by respondent, Frank R. Ward, for personal injuries received by him in its employ. The injury was the loss of his left hand, which was cut and torn off between the grease cup and friction wheel while he was lubricating a bearing.
The friction wheel drives the set works to the double cut-off saw. In order to oil the bearing, it was necessary to mount a ladder and walk along a plank. The friction wheel revolved upon a shafting. The boxing of the shaft was fastened…
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