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Washington DOC Pays $50,000 to Injured Contractor

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Immunity/Liability, Contractor Liability, Premises Liability. Location: Washington.

In 1999, the State of Washington paid Ramon Martin $50,000. Martin, a free citizen of the State of Washington was employed as a contractor with Washington State. On June 30, 1996, Martin delivered a bucket loader to Clallam Bay Corrections Center in Clallam Bay, Washington. Martin did not have the ...

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