Oregon Code § 654.330·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Fellow
servant negligence as defense.
In all actions brought to recover from an employer for injuries suffered by an
employee, the negligence of a fellow servant shall not be a defense where the
injury was caused or contributed to by any of the following causes:
(1) Any defect in
the structure, materials, works, plant or machinery of which the employer or
the agent of the employer could have had knowledge by the exercise of ordinary
care.
(2) The neglect
of any person engaged as superintendent, manager, foreman or other person in
charge or control of the works, plant, machinery or appliances.
(3) The
incompetence or negligence of any person in charge of, or directing the
particular work in which the employee was engaged at the time of the injury or
death.
(4) The
incompetence or negligence of any person to whose orders the employee was bound
to conform and did conform and by reason of having conformed thereto the injury
or death resulted.
(5) The act of
any fellow servant done in obedience to the rules, instructions or orders given
by the employer or any other person who has authority to direct the doing of
said act.
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 654.330
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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