Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — A former inmate is suing Clackamas County and several jail employees over an injury he sustained on a corrections work detail.
Paul Darwin Rennells Jr., is seeking $250,000.
He was injured Dec. 22, 2012 while assigned to strip a floor at the jail. He says he slipped on a “liquid substance” and fell backward, injuring his head, neck, back, knees and an elbow.
Rennell alleges that a maintenance supervisor said the inmate should not work until safety equipment was available, but a jail deputy ordered him to proceed.
The Oregonian reports that the 54-year-old inmate alleges jail staff was negligent.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Dan Kraus says the agency doesn’t comment on pending litigation.