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1. Some time at the end of 1982 and the beginning of 1983, the Plaintiff found himself in the employment of the 1st Defendant, who was a sub-contractor of the 2nd Defendant. The Plaintiff had been working for the 1st Defendant for about 2 months and a day, when he was injured on the 19th January 1983 in an accident. He was then nearly 23. In the accident, he was struck by a locomotive capable of travelling at approximately 5 miles per hour. The Plaintiff was thrown against an object. He was help