Downie v. Kent Products

On December 10, 1975, plaintiff suffered traumatic amputation of a portion of her right hand when it was crushed in a press which she was operating. The press had been manufactured by defendant E. W. Bliss Company. Defendant Bliss sold the press to plaintiffs employer, Kent Products, on June 16, 1961. At the time of her injury, plaintiff was using the press in conjunction with a die supplied by defendant General Motors Corporation. Plaintiff’s employment required her to hand-load and hand-remove items which the press formed by a single stroke operating cycle activated by dual palm switches.…