Gibson v. Drainage Products, Inc.

{¶ 1} On February 21, 1996, Mike Gibson was an employee of appellee, Drainage Products, Inc. On that day, Gibson suffered severe burns as a result of a manufacturing accident that occurred at one of appellee’s plants. Gibson died three days later as a result of his injuries and complications.

{¶ 2} Appellee is a manufacturer of corrugated plastic drainage tubing. As part of appellee’s manufacturing process, raw plastic is placed into a machine called an extruder, which heats the plastic, melting it into a malleable form. *172Electric heaters located on the outside of the extruders are used to heat…