Caswell v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GADOLA, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. on June 3, 1999. This is a products liability action, arising out of injuries sustained by plaintiff on September 6,1996, during the course of his employment with Yale-South Haven, Inc. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was operating a “deflashing tumbler,” a machine which utilizes liquid nitrogen and through tumbling action removes excess material from molded rubber parts. The…