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Products Liability Keyed Owen, 8th Ed.
Johnson v. Clark Equipment Co.
Citation:
547 P.2d 132 (1976)Facts
The plaintiff, Lloyd Johnson, was employed as a forklift operator at Warrenton Lumber Company. His job involved moving lumber bundles throughout the plant, which was a hectic position. On June 24, 1971, Johnson was carrying two banded bundles of 2x4s that needed to be placed on chains leading into a planer. Before placement, the metal bands around the bundles needed to be cut. Typically, this was done either by the forklift driver after dismounting or by another employee. On this day, Johnson had no help and was in a hurry. Instead of dismounting, he remained in the cab and reached through the uprights of the forklift with cutters. While cutting the bands, his body contacted the ascent/descent lever, causing the forklift carriage to descend. The horizontal crossbars of the inner mast sheared his arms against the crossbars of the outer mast, severing them below the elbows.
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