{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-58-17-3740","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 58-17-3740","heading":"Assumption of risk.","body":"In any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this article to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment when the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.","path":["Title 58 - PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 17 The General Railroad Law","ARTICLE 31 Liability for Injuries to Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t58c017.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:56:34Z","sha256":"de23b8f815d748728e6cad520e5ae48b407bb427cab4ac086db0aff452f07223","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-58-17-3730","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-58-17-3750"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}