A 25-year-old man got a job as a laborer, installing carpets in newly-built homes for a small company after a tornado had devastated a small farming community. The victim and a co-worker began laying carpet in a new house. Electrical service had not yet been hooked up, so all workers were using the general contractor’s gasoline-powered generator to operate their tools. When outdoor workers left, the generator had been turned off and placed indoors to prevent theft. The carpet layers decided to use the generator to provide lights and run their seaming iron. It was a cold day. They apparently didn’t […]