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Products Liability Keyed Owen, 8th Ed.
Anderson v. Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Corp.
Citation:
48 Wash. App. 432, 739 P.2d 1177 (1987)Facts
Steve Anderson was employed by Comet Corporation and operated a Chicago Press Brake manufactured by Dreis & Krump. The press was designed as a multipurpose machine that could be activated by either a two-button control requiring both hands (a safety feature keeping hands away from the point of operation) or a foot treadle. Dreis sold the press to Niblock Machine, which then sold it to Comet. After purchase, Comet modified the press by disconnecting the two-button control and installing a single button on a flexible cord. The press came with warning signs and manuals, but no point-of-operation guards were provided for use with either the foot treadle or the modified single-button system. Prior to the accident, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries had inspected the press and found it unsafe. The injury occurred when Anderson reached into the point-of-operation area to brush away aluminum scraps and accidentally pressed the single button with his stomach, causing the press to cycle down and severely injure his hand.
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