Injured Press Operator Fails to Assert Viable Intentional Tort Claim

An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured press operator’s intentional tort claim against his employer. Case: Hunter v. Cole Tool & Die Co., No. 2022 CA 0059, 06/27/2023, published. Facts: Roger Hunter worked for Cole Tool & Die Co. as an operator of an 800-ton Verson press. The press is used to stamp metal blanks into parts and requires five people to operate. Four workers place and remove metal parts and one operates the press controls. Once the employees place the metal blanks in the machine, they step back behind a vertical "light curtain" ...