Smith v. Air Feeds, Inc.

HABHAB, Judge.

This is an appeal from a products liability action instituted after plaintiff Timothy Smith was injured while operating a press. We affirm.

Smith was injured on September 26, 1989, while operating a press in the course of his employment for Puteo, Inc. At the time of his injury, he was operating a Komatsu press which was connected to a feeder manufactured by defendant Air Feeds, Inc., which fed metal into the press. The press was equipped with palm buttons to activate the ram of the press.

The control panel of the feeder included a switch which controlled the clamping action of…