Yost v. City of Lincoln

The plaintiff, Ted Yost, was employed by the City of Lincoln, Nebraska, as a maintenance repairman. At about 4:30 p.m. on June 9, 1967, the plaintiff was cutting plywood with an 8-inch skill saw. As the plaintiff was completing a cut across, the center of a sheet of plywood, a “burst” of sawdust struck him in the face, some of which entered his right eye making it “sting.”

The plaintiff stopped the saw, removed his glasses, wiped his eye with his handkerchief, and then washed his e,ye with cold water. The plaintiff then completed the cut, put his tools away, and did nothing more until 5 p.m.

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