INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT: MAN LOSES AND FRACTURES AND BREAKS FINGERS; WHERE WAS MACHINE'S BRAKE?

From:New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn¹ Queens Bronx; Brooklyn Accident Lawyer)

On Wednesday June 16, 2010 Manuel Rosario, age 53, lost seven fingers and part of his right pinkie, leaving him with just two undamaged, whole thumbs. This happened while he was working for aerospace company Hughes-Treitler in Garden City on Long Island.

Rosario was feeding sheets of aluminum into a punch press, when the machine closed on his hands.

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is looking into the accident.

Comment:Widely reported is that this Long Island man doesn't blame his employer. He spoke to a local newspaper in a hospital interview: "You have to be strong and take care of what happened to you." 

But was the machine defective? Was it missing guards or safety devices? How about a foot switch so that you can operate the press withut a separate action? Or was Rosario just not paying attention?

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