Employer Liability for Unsafe Machinery

A worker, injured while operating a machine that lacked a necessary safety guard, sued the employer for damages, alleging the omission constituted a breach of the employer's duty to ensure the safety of employees and provide safe working conditions. The Court of Cassation upheld the lower court's finding of liability, reasoning that the employer's failure to equip the machinery with essential safety devices, which would have prevented the accident, demonstrated a fault in fulfilling the legal obligation to protect the physical integrity of the employee, thus warranting compensation for the resulting injury.