Gaines v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Opinion by

KENNETH L. BUETTNER, Presiding J.

¶ 1 Plaintiff/Appellant Dennis Gaines suffered a severe injury to his right hand November 4, 1994 while working at Oklahoma State Industries furniture factory at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center. Gaines, an inmate at the Center, was operating a large panel saw while manufacturing office furniture. He was under the saw cleaning the trough where the blade traveled. While his hand was in the trough, another inmate working on the saw started the saw. The sprocket caught Games’ hand and pulled it into the saw, resulting in amputation of a part of…