Legal Opinion
Braswell v. Cincinnati Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 23, 2013No. 12-5128PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Derek Braswell suffered a horrific workplace accident. While he was operating a press brake, a heavy machine tool, manufactured by Cincinnati, Inc., his right arm was crushed, and eventually had to be amputated. Signs on the machine warned the operator not to reach into the die area, where a hydraulic-powered ram descends to bend sheet metal. Despite these warnings, Braswell reached into the die area to remove a jammed piece of metal. While doing so, he accidentally stepped on a pedal triggering the ram’s descent. More unfortunate, the machine’s safety equipment…
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