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Hi. I’m Gerry Oginski, a New York medical malpractice and personal injury trial attorney
practicing law here in the state of New York. Today's video is about a story that appeared
in the New York Post about a dry cleaner horror. What happens was that a woman was loading
towels into an industrial steamer and was crushed yesterday when her scarf became caught
in the machine. So what exactly happened? “She was looking into the machine and she
forgot she had something on her neck. The machine pulled her and then the machine stopped.”
And she wound up getting crushed. So why do I tell you this? Because in this scenario,
what happens is we have to look to see whether or not the operator – the woman herself
– was negligent or careless in doing whatever she was doing in loading these towels. Or
was the manufacturer of this particular device careless in creating a device that did not
have a safety measure or safety guard to prevent this from happening? Or was the owner of the
store careless knowing that this particular device could be operated knowing that it was
inherently dangerous? So, a number of questions are raised any time you have an industrial
accident like this. You always look to see is the person who got hurt, where they they
want who caused this problem? You look to see whether the machine itself had a defect
and was not operating in the way it was intended to be operated. Were there any changes or
modifications made to this particular machine? Often times, a company that make a particular
industrial machine, the people who use it on an everyday basis will often make changes
to modify it so that their workers can now use it as best as possible. But sometimes
those changes are inherently dangerous because they remove safety features. So that's one
of the things attorneys look for when evaluating why and how this particular accident happen.
Did the owner of the store know this machine had problems? Did any of the workers complain
to the owner about any of the problems? Did he take any steps to fix it? Had it been fixed
or maintained recently? Those are all questions that have to be looked at, investigated, and
answered. And that's it for today's video tip. By the way, if you found this information
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state of New York, then I want you to pick up the phone and call me. You can reach me
at 516-487-8207 or by email at Gerry@Oginski-law.com. I'll spell it. O-g-i-n-s-k-i (-) law.com.
Thanks so much for watching. Have a great day.