Product
Liability
Dangerous Machine
Hazardous Work Environment |
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$800,000
SETTLEMENT IN "DEGLOVING" INJURY |
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Attorney - Ronald
Goldfaden
Spring 1995
A 47 year
old foreman at the Peerless Tube Company lost two fingers and
half of his thumb in 1991, when he attempted to check the condition
of rollers on moving machinery that activated during a cleaning
inspection.
The foreman
had seven surgeries following the machinery accident, which could have
been prevented with an interlock device. His "degloving" injury
prevents physical labor and affects his personal life by hindering
his dressing and performing household tasks. He also suffers
from frequent nightmares, flashbacks and a loss of self-esteem.
During
a three day trial Blume Goldfaden principal Ron Goldfaden successfully
argued that his client was injured when a co-employee inadvertently
failed to replace the guard on the machine after it had been
cleaned. The guard should have been interlocked to the machine
so as to protect it from re-starting if the guard was not in
place.
Goldfaden
negotiated the $800,000 settlement after the judge allowed him
to present photographs of the injury.
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Product
Liability
Dangerous Machine
Hazardous Work Environment |
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