We recovered $230,000.00 in a construction negligence case for a young electrician who suffered a herniated disk in his low back when he tripped and fell over the loose edge of a masonite board that was used to protect carpeting during a commercial tenant build out. We were able to show that the general contractor’s laborers failed to follow proper means and methods of laying the masonite boards and failed to inspect and replace older boards when they became unserviceable.