Buttelo v. S.A. Woods-Yates American MacHine Co.

Petrich, J. *

Rick Buttelo's left arm was amputated below the elbow when he was sharpening the rotating planer knives of an industrial woodworking machine that his employer, Western Dry Kilns, Inc. (Western), leased from Pax-port Mills, Inc. (Paxport). Buttelo appeals the trial court's dismissal by summary judgment of his products liability and negligence claims against Paxport. We affirm.

Paxport, a lumber mill, and Western, a custom remanufac-turer of wood products, are related corporations. Paxport owns the majority of Western's shares; Paxport's majority shareholder and president, Chauncey…