Hall v. Bennett.

U.S. Appeals Court

SAFETY

Hall v. Bennett, 379 F.3d 462 (7th Cir. 2004). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 claim against prison supervisors alleging deliberate indifference following an incident in which the inmate received a severe electrical shock while working as an electrician at the prison. The district court granted summary judgment for the supervisors and the inmate appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded. The appeals court held that summary judgment was precluded by genuine issues of material fact as to whether the supervisors knew that the inmate could suffer a severe shock as a consequence of working on a live wire without protective gloves. (Correctional Industrial Facility, Pendleton, Indiana)