Dorrell R. Coulthurst v. United States

LEVAL, Judge:

Plaintiff Dorrell R. Coulthurst is a federal prisoner who was incarcerated at the Federal Corrections Institute in Danbury, Connecticut (“FCI-Danbury”) during the events that are the subject of this action. On October 9, 1992, Coulthurst suffered injuries to his shoulders, neck, and back while lifting weights in the prison gymnasium, when a cable snapped on a lateral pulldown -machine. Coulthurst brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act seeking to recover damages for his injuries caused by the government’s negligence in maintenance of the weight…