McGraw v. the Furon Co.

WOODALL, Justice.

The plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment for the defendant, Furon Company (“Furon”). We affirm.

On March 16, 1995, Bruce McGraw was employed by Diamond Rubber Products Company (“Diamond”) to operate various machines involved in the processing of used rubber at its Birmingham plant. One of the machines processed batches of rubber removed from a rubber mill, and was referred to as a batch-off machine. While McGraw was placing rubber onto the conveyor belt of the batch-off machine, his right hand and arm were drawn into the machine, resulting in severe injuries and,…