A steam roller operator engaged in a work related argument with his foreman dismounted the roller without shutting the engine off. The machine rolled over his leg, fracturing his tibia. The employee’s negligent failure to shut the steam roller engine off after dismounting did not prevent recovery because it did not amount to willful misconduct.
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