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Manufacturers need not design accident-proof machines or warn against obvious dangers

September 01, 2016 | By DEBORAH LA FETRA

A Minnesota hog farming operation, VZ Hogs LLP, uses an extruder manufactured by Sebright Products, Inc., to separate liquids from solid mass. When the extruder jammed, several workers tried to unjam it. The employer never trained them how to unjam the machine. Nereus Montemayor climbed into the machine while it was still connected to its … ...