On February 10, 1975, claimant, then an 18-year-old student at the State University of New York at Albany, severed part of his right index finger while operating a table saw in the university's scenery shop. He thereafter filed a claim to recover damages against the State, alleging that his injury resulted from the State's negligence in failing to provide a safety guard over the blade of the saw. Claimant was using a Rockwell table saw, which had a circular blade protruding...
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