Carpenter v. Besco Corp.

GRISBAUM, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a personal injury claim. The plaintiff, Mr. Jewel Carpenter, while in the employ of Celotex Corp., accidentally splashed himself with an industrial solvent (composed primarily of 1-1-1 trichloroethane) used by the electricians to degrease parts and clean electrical contacts. Within a year of the accident, he found himself blind and is now seeking tort/products liability recovery from the bulk manufacturers of the solvent and the wholesale and consumer distributors. After a lengthy trial on the merits before a *422jury, his demands were rejected, and he…