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ÐSHUTTLEWORTH,€SMITH,€WILLIAMS,€SABBATINI€&€HARPER,€Memphis,€TennesseeÌAttorneys€for€Defendant/Appellee.ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÐ œ*ì%) ÐÌÌà À àò òFARMER,€J.ó óÐ `-°(, ÐÌò òCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ó ó:€(Concurs)Ð 8/ˆ*. Ðò òTATUM,€Sr.€J.ó ó:€œ(Concurs)Ð (0x+/ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ <;Œ6; ЛñsññrñÓ3°,X°` À”X°,X°À”X3ÓñrññsññtññsñÓ6°,X°` ¸ À”X°,X°À”X6ÓñsññtññuññtñÓ6°,X°` ‚XÀ”X°,X°À”X6ÓñtññuññuñÓ0°,X°` ˜X°,X°À”X0ÓñuññvñÓ  ÓñvññwñÓÓœñwññxñà ` àPlaintiff€Theo€Jennings€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€order€entering€summary€judgment€inÏfavor€of€Defendant/Appellee€Illinois€Central€Railroad€Company.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððsÏjudgment€based€on€our€conclusion€that,€even€when€viewed€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€Jennings,Ïthe€evidence€fails€to€support€a€cause€of€action€against€the€Railroad€under€the€Federal€EmployerððsÏLiability€Act.ÌÌà ` àOn€July11,€1995,€Jennings€was€injured€while€working€as€a€trackman€for€the€Railroad.€ÏAs€part€of€his€job€duties,€Jennings€used€a€maul€hammer€to€drive€spikes€into€railroad€ties.€€On€thatÏday,€when€Jennings€hit€a€spike€with€the€maul,€the€wooden€maul€handle€broke€off€at€the€iron€head€ofÏthe€maul.€€The€iron€maul€head€struck€Jennings€in€the€knee,€resulting€in€a€disabling€injury€to€Jennings.€ÏA€subsequent€inspection€of€the€maul€handle€revealed€that€the€handle€had€broken€because€it€was€ð ðdryÏrotted.ððÌÌà ` àJennings€brought€this€action€against€the€Railroad€under€the€Federal€EmployerððsÏLiability€Act(FELA).€€ò òòòSeeó óóó€45€U.S.C.A.€ðððð51„„60€(West€1986).€€Jenningsðð€complaint€asserted€thatÐ €Ð Ðthe€Railroad€was€negligent€in,€ò òòòinter€aliaóóó ó,€failing€to€provide€Jennings€with€a€reasonably€safeÐ X ¨ Ðworkplace€and€failing€to€furnish€him€with€reasonably€safe€equipment.ÌÌà ` àAfter€its€counsel€deposed€Jennings,€the€Railroad€filed€a€motion€for€summaryÏjudgment,€contending€it€was€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law€on€the€issue€of€negligence.€ÏJenningsðð€deposition€revealed€that,€at€the€time€of€his€injury,€he€had€worked€for€the€Railroad€forÏtwenty„five€years.€€During€his€employment,€Jennings€had€used€air€hammers,€hydraulic€hammers,€andÏregular€mauls€to€drive€spikes.€€Jennings€and€his€coworkers€were€required€to€use€the€regular€maulsÏwhen€the€automated€hammers€were€not€working.€€On€the€day€of€his€injury,€as€required€by€theÏRailroad,€Jennings€carefully€performed€a€visual€inspection€of€the€maulððs€head€and€handle€prior€toÏusing€it.€€In€the€past,€Jennings€had€used€mauls€when€their€handles€had€broken.€€If€Jennings€hadÏobserved€a€crack€in€the€maul€handle,€he€would€not€have€used€the€maul.€€In€this€case,€Jennings€did€notÏobserve€anything€wrong€with€the€maul.€€Despite€this€precaution,€the€maul€handle€broke€and€JenningsÏwas€injured.€€Jennings€knew€that€maul€handles€could€break€even€when€a€visual€inspection€revealedÏnothing€wrong€with€the€handle.ÌÐ