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)
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