Kiel v. Circuit Design Technology, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellant Dennis Kiel appeals the trial court’s decision granting defendant-appellee Circuit Design’s motion for summary judgment.

On March 28, 1984, appellant was hired by the appellee to work in the electroless plating department. The appellee manufactured printed circuit boards for the electronics industry. As an electroless plater, it was appellant’s job to immerse the circuit boards into tanks of various chemicals. This immersion process resulted in the escape of chemical fumes into the air.

Appellant worked without incident at this process for twenty-one months. However, on…