This action involves a claim for damages for personal injuries arising out of an incident in which plaintiff's left hand was severed in a garbage compactor situated in an apartment building owned by defendant Lefrak Organization. As plaintiff, a building superintendent for Lefrak, was assisting a fellow employee in unclogging the compactor, the plunger at the rear of the machine suddenly moved forward, amputating his hand. The Workers' Compensation Board subsequently awarded...
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