Utility Co. Didn't Have Duty to Provide Contractor's Employee With Safe Workplace

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a utility company had no duty to provide the employee of an independent contractor with a safe place to work nor any duty to warn the employee about the danger posed by the live transformer at his worksite. Case: Duran v. Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., No. CV-15-732, 05/04/2016, published. Facts: Robert Duran worked as a heavy-equipment operator for Charles Glover Trenching & Backhoe. The Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. hired Glover to dig a trench from a residence in Miller County to an energized pad-mounted el...