Man sues after machine cuts off his penis and testicles
Published: 2013 March 11 08:29:42 (3939 Views)
A St.Cloud, Florida man has filed a lawsuit against an Orange County company that he feels is responsible for an accident that resulted in his penis being cut off.
Edgardo Toucet Echevarria, 44, claimed the "peeler machines" cut-off his penis in an industrial accident, reports the Palm Beach Post.
The lawsuit states that on Jan. 13, 2010, Echevarria injured himself at Future Foam Carpet Cushion after he removed a "foam core" from a machine with a steel blade that is used to cut blocks of carpeting foam.
Echevarria claims he was not trained to operate the machine and safety guards were removed from the machine. Echevarria was referred to as Edgardo Toucet in the lawsuit, reports the Plam Beach Post.
"The surgically sharp steel blade sliced through Toucet's pelvis cutting off his penis and testicles while virtually cutting his body in half," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit includes a negligence claim against the manufacturer of the peeler machine, Baumer of America.
Echavarria claims that the company "had a duty not to behave in a manner that was virtually certain to result in death or injury to workers."
According to he Palm Beach Post, Echevarria is seeking punitive damages of more than $15,000 for disfigurement, loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life, medical expenses, loss of earnings, "virtual certainty," strict liability, and loss of earning capacity.
- The Examiner
Edgardo Toucet Echevarria, 44, claimed the "peeler machines" cut-off his penis in an industrial accident, reports the Palm Beach Post.
The lawsuit states that on Jan. 13, 2010, Echevarria injured himself at Future Foam Carpet Cushion after he removed a "foam core" from a machine with a steel blade that is used to cut blocks of carpeting foam.
Echevarria claims he was not trained to operate the machine and safety guards were removed from the machine. Echevarria was referred to as Edgardo Toucet in the lawsuit, reports the Plam Beach Post.
"The surgically sharp steel blade sliced through Toucet's pelvis cutting off his penis and testicles while virtually cutting his body in half," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit includes a negligence claim against the manufacturer of the peeler machine, Baumer of America.
Echavarria claims that the company "had a duty not to behave in a manner that was virtually certain to result in death or injury to workers."
According to he Palm Beach Post, Echevarria is seeking punitive damages of more than $15,000 for disfigurement, loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life, medical expenses, loss of earnings, "virtual certainty," strict liability, and loss of earning capacity.
- The Examiner
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