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`Marilyn Farrell, County Clerk
`
`Clerk: LAR
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`EXHIBIT
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`Engineer's
`
`Report
`
`The
`
`Thomas
`
`Alfeld
`
`Injuries
`
`On
`
`January
`
`9, 2017
`
`Prepared
`
`By:
`
`Neal
`
`A. Growney,
`
`P.E.
`
`January
`
`29,
`
`2020
`
`Neal
`
`& Assoc.,
`A. Growney
`265 Steves
`Lane
`New Jersey
`Lakes,
`
`Franklin
`
`L.L.C.
`
`07417
`
`www.nagallc.com
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`
`Neal
`
`A. Growney
`
`a Assoc.,
`
`L.L.C.
`
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`The
`
`Thomas
`
`Affeld
`
`Injuries
`
`Engineer's
`
`Report
`
`January
`
`29,
`
`2020
`
`1.0
`
`Introduction.
`
`on
`4 PM,
`At approximately
`January
`at 144 Crystal
`staircase
`of a residence
`left
`eye was
`of his
`incident
`in which
`Fromson.
`Kenneth
`
`Attorney
`
`2.0
`
`Available
`
`Information.
`
`9, 2017
`Point
`injured.
`
`II was
`W. Alfeld,
`Thomas
`New York.
`Road,
`Cairo,
`this
`I
`incident
`investigated
`
`working
`He was
`at
`the
`
`an
`on
`involved
`request
`
`interior
`in an
`
`of
`
`the
`of
`Complaint.
`Apex
`Apex
`Apex
`and
`Tool
`
`Examinations
`
`Tool
`Group,
`Tool
`Group,
`Tool
`Group,
`Information.
`
`Apex
`
`Group,
`
`Before
`
`Trial
`
`of Thomas
`
`W. Alfeld,
`
`II and
`
`Alan
`
`Anderson.
`
`LLC's
`LLC's
`LLC
`
`Response
`First
`Set
`and Home
`
`of
`
`to Plaintiff's
`Interrogatories.
`Depot
`
`U.S.A.,
`
`First
`
`Set
`
`of
`
`Interrogatories.
`
`Inc.'s
`
`Response
`
`to Demand
`
`LLC's
`
`Supplemental
`
`Response
`
`to Plaintiffs
`
`Notice
`
`to
`
`2.1
`2.2
`2.3
`2.4
`2.5
`
`2.6
`
`2.7
`2.8
`2.9
`2.10
`2.11
`2.12
`2.13
`2.14
`2.15
`
`2.16
`
`2.17
`
`2.18
`
`Transcripts
`Verified
`Defendant
`Defendant
`Defendants
`for Documents
`Defendant
`Admit.
`Alfeld-Home-Depot-Product-Overview.pdf.
`Alfeld-EX-A-Receipt.pdf.
`Alfeld-Packaging-Backcover.jpg.
`Alfeld-Packaging-Frontcover.jpg.
`Alfeld-Picture-cutter.jpg.
`Responses
`Plaintiffs
`Responses
`Plaintiff's
`Exhibits
`Defendanes
`Twenty-three
`8461586.JPG.
`A photograph
`Pin Nails,
`A photograph
`
`Set
`to First
`to Supplemental
`A through
`P, dated
`numbered
`photographs,
`
`of
`
`Interrogatories.
`Set
`First
`1-15-19.
`DoclD
`
`(23)
`
`of
`
`Interrogatories.
`
`8461564.JPG
`
`through
`
`DoclD
`
`2,000,
`
`as
`identified
`23004S.
`Item#
`of A screenshot
`SKU:
`Store
`photographs
`incident.
`in this
`
`206872615,
`Two
`(2)
`involved
`
`of
`
`126752,
`the
`Hitachi
`
`754005230046,
`
`of a Hitachi
`
`23 GA. X 1-3/8
`
`in (35 mm) Micro
`
`Model
`of homedepot.com
`identified
`as Additional
`5/8"
`NP 35A
`23Ga.
`
`S2KS5N,
`Info.
`- 1-3/8"
`
`Internet/Catalog:
`
`Pneumatic
`
`Pin Nailer
`
`1
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`
`Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 01417-2319
`
`LLC.
`
`3.0
`
`Description
`
`of
`
`Incident.
`
`Towards
`a point
`
`previously
`eye-level
`height.
`downward
`
`hovering
`pliers'
`the
`left
`
`eye.
`
`the
`end
`at which
`nailed
`with
`the
`had
`Alfeld
`and
`the
`just
`above
`handles
`One
`of
`
`the
`
`pliers
`pliers'
`
`cutter
`off
`
`the
`pliers'
`
`of
`this workday,
`Thomas
`nail
`observed
`a pin
`he
`molding.
`Alfeld
`cove
`second-floor
`a cutter
`cutter
`the
`to cut
`cutter
`
`protruding
`jaw
`had
`
`jobsite.
`began
`up the
`cleaning
`floor
`above
`the
`through
`where
`poking
`a ladder
`he was
`to where
`ascended
`approximately
`at shoulder
`both
`with
`and
`arms
`forward
`reached
`landing
`right
`The
`palm
`of his
`hand
`in his
`right
`hand.
`faced
`was
`and
`cupped
`left.
`Alfelds
`left
`hand
`jaws
`pointed
`to the
`pliers
`and
`the
`nail
`to cut.
`squeezed
`he was
`Alfeld
`He felt
`nail.
`hit
`his
`and
`broken
`and
`flew
`eye.
`
`Alfeld
`
`There
`had
`
`he
`
`came
`
`attempting
`something
`broken
`the
`
`pop
`piece
`
`something
`into
`his
`
`left
`
`Alfeld
`to look
`driven
`
`descended
`at himself
`his wife
`
`by
`
`ladder
`the
`and
`then
`to Albany
`
`and
`drove
`
`Med,
`
`briefly
`home.
`where
`
`looked
`A liquid
`his
`left
`
`the
`
`floor.
`around
`out
`was
`leaking
`removed.
`eye was
`
`He went
`of his
`
`left
`
`into
`eye.
`
`the
`
`bathroom
`AIfeld
`was
`
`4.0
`
`The
`
`Cutter
`
`Pliers
`
`Involved.
`
`pliers
`
`involved
`miniature
`
`in this
`wire
`
`incident
`cutter.
`
`is a Crescent
`
`Low
`
`Profile
`
`Flush
`
`Cut"
`
`4"
`
`102 mm,
`
`cutter
`The
`diagonal
`
`cutter,
`
`5.0
`
`Discussion.
`
`4"
`
`incident
`electronic
`
`Low
`
`The
`5.1
`miniature
`December
`New York
`
`covering
`paperboar(cid:15)s
`comer.
`rear
`
`2016,
`
`22,
`12451.
`The
`and
`a paperboard
`left
`upper
`Also
`printed
`
`front
`on
`
`Flush
`Profile
`and
`flushcutter
`the Home
`from
`sold
`set was
`rear
`panel.
`corner
`and
`is:
`the
`rear
`
`Cut
`wire
`needle-nose
`Depot
`encased
`The
`the
`
`Inc.
`U.S.A.,
`in a package
`alphanumeric
`bar
`
`code,
`
`0
`
`cutter,
`pliers"1
`
`is one
`set
`store
`
`item of a two-piece
`that
`Alfeld
`purchased
`Rt.
`at 659
`located
`a clear
`plastic
`on
`is printed
`is on
`
`9,
`
`having
`S2KSSN
`3710329949
`
`"all-purpose,
`on
`new,
`Leeds,
`23B,
`front
`the
`lower
`
`its
`
`right
`
`Apex
`14600
`
`Sparks,
`
`Tool
`Group,
`York
`Road,
`MD 21152
`
`LLC
`Suite
`
`A
`
`Made
`
`in China
`
`See:
`
`Alfeld
`
`Backcover.JPG,
`
`-Picture-Cutter.JPG;
`attached.
`
`Alfeld-Packaging
`
`FrontCover.JPG;
`
`and
`
`Alfeld-Packaging
`
`2016
`
`Jiangsu
`Hongbao
`by
`Tool
`for Apex
`Group,
`plans
`and
`specifications
`these
`
`Hardware
`(Apex).
`LLC
`towards
`Apex
`
`the
`had
`
`pliers,
`
`manufacturing
`
`in late
`Jiangsu,
`China,
`City,
`per
`design
`Apex's
`to Hongbao
`Prior
`Carolina.
`
`pliers
`
`was
`
`manufactured
`
`5.2
`
`The
`
`Ltd.,
`Co.,
`Hongbao
`latter
`half
`manufactured
`
`cutter
`
`incident
`Daxin
`started
`of 2016
`them
`
`Town,
`Zhangjiagang
`manufacturing
`(Anderson,
`in Sumpter,
`
`these
`p. 36).
`South
`
`' Aifeld Packaging
`
`Backcover.JPG
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`"Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a, Assoc.,
`FrankHn Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`L.LC.
`
`5.3
`
`This
`
`type
`
`of cutter
`
`pliers
`
`is also
`
`referred
`
`to as
`
`diagonals,
`
`diagonal
`
`cutters
`
`and
`
`"dikes".
`
`5.4
`Hongbao
`tum sends
`receipt
`for
`
`sold
`
`only
`product,
`names
`pliers
`individually
`type
`electronics
`
`into
`from
`
`who
`these
`ships
`to Apex,
`pliers
`them
`their
`puts
`who
`to a customer
`these
`pliers
`off
`orders
`Apex.
`it
`these
`pliers
`identifies
`pliers
`as
`set
`the
`"Xcelite".
`This
`to Home
`pp.
`Apex
`26-29).
`Depot
`these
`sold
`(Anderson,
`same
`metal
`with
`the
`but with
`different
`structure
`colored
`elsewhere.
`In addition
`to being
`sold
`under
`the Crescent
`and
`in sets,
`under
`the
`Xcelite
`brand.
`Xcelite
`pp.
`channels
`31-33).
`(Anderson,
`
`brand,
`is a brand
`
`wire
`
`pliers,
`grips
`
`center.
`distribution
`Apex
`Home
`register
`Depots
`cutter
`pliers
`set
`and
`same
`metal
`the
`and
`different
`brand
`Apex
`also
`sells
`name
`sold
`in
`
`in
`
`is
`
`these
`
`5.5
`inches
`
`Alfeld
`
`long
`
`had
`pin
`
`previously
`nails
`driven
`
`the
`fastened
`his Hitachi
`
`by
`
`cove
`
`molding
`NP 35A
`
`with
`23Ga.
`
`# 23004S
`23GA
`Hitachi
`- 1-3/8"
`5/8"
`Pneumatic
`
`X 1-3/8
`Pin Nailer.
`
`nailers
`
`Pneumatic
`5.6
`components.
`nail's
`size.
`smallest
`fasten
`
`They
`Pin
`nails
`in diameter
`moldings.
`
`are
`commonly
`available
`
`are
`are
`(23
`gage)
`of pneumatically
`
`for
`
`utilized
`a number
`smaller
`than
`driven
`nails
`
`construction
`in residential
`of nail
`diameters
`and must
`gage).
`brads
`(18
`the market
`on
`
`They
`and
`are
`
`to fasten
`wood
`be matched
`
`to the
`
`are
`
`among
`commonly
`
`the
`utilized
`
`to
`
`5.7
`This
`utilized
`confirmed
`
`to this
`Prior
`job,
`the
`first
`day was
`that
`it earlier
`to Alfeld
`
`Alfeld
`
`had
`Alfeld
`to cut
`these
`
`day
`day
`that
`
`previously
`used
`nails.
`cutter
`
`this
`That
`pliers
`
`snips
`pliers.
`
`similar
`used
`cutter
`of
`pair
`successful
`cutting
`were
`appropriate
`
`not
`but
`Prior
`of nails
`for
`this
`
`that
`to this
`prior
`task
`
`nails.
`had
`
`to cut
`small,
`incident
`he
`to this
`incident
`pp.
`24-26).
`
`(Alfeld,
`
`electronic
`and
`tackle
`large
`enough
`of pressure
`the metal
`construction
`
`are
`
`that
`or
`
`cutter
`pliers
`a variety
`to
`be
`to these
`
`makeup
`jobs.2
`
`are:
`of
`
`pliers
`of
`
`"all-purpose"
`
`and
`damage,
`handles
`high
`amounts
`states
`also
`industrial
`
`duty
`
`that
`its website
`these
`regular
`pressure
`wear,
`that
`cutter
`this
`plier's
`states
`it easier
`to deliver
`Home
`Depot
`for
`
`on
`
`making
`materials.
`
`durable,
`
`ideal
`
`heavy
`
`Home
`to last,
`jobs.
`
`5.8
`built
`tough
`operated
`when
`these
`
`with
`
`cutting
`pliers
`
`Depot
`
`advises
`withstand
`Depot
`hands
`thick
`them
`
`easily
`Home
`two
`through
`makes
`
`Alan
`5.9
`Engineer
`
`copper,
`standard
`
`Anderson
`in 2016.
`nickel
`plated
`or agreed
`
`was
`He
`
`Apex
`testified
`copper
`
`meaning
`
`Tool
`that
`
`wire,
`for
`
`the
`
`LLC's
`Group,
`the
`intended
`sort
`that
`of
`thing
`phrase
`"soft
`
`(Apex)
`use
`of
`(pp.
`copper
`
`Senior
`these
`
`33,
`wire"
`
`60,
`
`Product
`cutter
`pliers
`76).
`There
`(Anderson
`
`Development
`is electronics,
`is no
`industry
`p. 77).
`
`soft
`
`Apex
`5.10
`to 20 AWG.
`
`designating
`diameter
`a wire
`
`is.
`product.
`
`rear
`this
`of
`the
`on
`states
`AWG stands
`for American
`its diameter.
`size
`wire
`by
`20 AWG is 0.035-inch
`23 AWG pin
`The
`
`cutter
`that
`pliers
`packaging,
`AWG is an
`Wire
`Gage.
`industry
`the AWG number,
`The
`higher
`the
`23 AWG is 0.023-inch
`in diameter.
`nails
`are
`smaller
`than
`substantially
`
`these
`
`pliers
`system
`smaller
`in diameter.
`20 AWG wire.
`
`cut
`
`wire
`
`soft
`for
`the wire
`Nails
`
`up
`
`are
`
`5.11
`
`Home
`
`commonly
`Home
`Depot
`It
`is reasonably
`
`these
`Depot
`pliers
`displays
`in construction
`work
`and mechanical
`utilized
`23 AWG pin
`for
`sells
`also
`nails
`pneumatic
`foreseeable
`that
`some
`carpenters
`
`"all-purpose"
`
`in a section
`not
`and
`nailers
`
`of hand
`tools
`"electronics"
`in an
`as well
`Home
`
`that
`
`are
`section.
`nailers.
`tools
`
`as
`Depofs
`
`pneumatic
`hand
`
`patronizing
`
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`"Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`L.CC.
`
`would
`
`these
`section
`purchase
`would
`carpenters
`foreseeable
`is substantially
`inch
`diameter
`seen
`no evidence
`rating.
`I have
`electronic
`markets.
`
`pliers
`cut
`smaller
`that
`
`use
`and
`23 AWG pin
`than
`this
`Apex
`
`them
`nails
`cutter
`restricts
`
`in their
`with
`pliers'
`
`these
`
`work.
`is also
`It
`as
`pliers
`these
`20 AWG wire
`cutter
`Crescent
`
`0.023-
`
`reasonably
`the
`pin
`nairs
`0.035-inch
`diameter
`to only
`pliers
`
`Steel Wire
`Apex's
`Product
`5.12
`Specification,
`of applied
`LBF-IN
`torque
`50
`to withstand
`able
`of 63,000/77,000
`tensile
`strength
`steel
`wire
`such
`Under
`90
`the
`cutter
`
`conditions,
`edge.
`
`approximately
`
`at
`pounds
`
`Cut
`while
`cutting
`the mid-point
`force
`would
`
`Test,
`
`specifies
`a single
`of
`the
`be
`
`these
`that
`strand
`
`pliers
`0.034"
`
`shall
`be
`diameter
`
`of
`length.
`edge
`to the mid-point
`
`(cutter)
`applied
`
`of
`
`can
`be
`torque
`from
`center
`the
`with
`twenty-five
`greater
`a much
`pounds.3
`
`of applied
`5.13
`inches
`to the
`away
`the
`handles
`person
`squeezing
`with
`can
`squeeze
`that
`humans
`as
`120
`high
`as approximately
`pliers'
`higher
`cutter
`blades
`loads
`the
`have
`knew
`or should
`specified.
`Apex
`higher
`forces
`its Product
`much
`than
`of grip
`forces
`accommodate
`ensure
`that
`specified
`and
`
`50
`The
`handles
`
`LBF-IN
`two
`
`on
`
`closing
`LBF-IN;
`
`50
`
`known,
`Specification
`strengths
`pliers'
`the
`
`Applying
`than
`those
`that
`
`achieved
`of
`its
`pounds
`force.
`such
`
`applying
`joint.
`force.
`
`by
`rivet
`of
`Male
`high
`
`However,
`strength
`grip
`strength
`grip
`the
`from
`resulting
`could
`these
`pliers
`for.
`must
`calls
`Apex
`higher
`than
`that
`much
`comports
`manufacture
`
`twenty-five
`would
`
`That
`
`force
`a
`
`pounds
`approximate
`is well
`known
`been
`measured
`produces
`torque
`to closing
`its pliers
`to
`to achieve
`the
`design.
`the
`
`50
`be
`
`it
`has
`forces
`LBF-IN
`subjected
`design
`needed
`with
`
`area
`
`20 AWG's
`5.14
`cross-sectional
`is approximately
`calls
`Specification
`20 AWG does.
`than
`specification
`diameter
`diameter
`steel
`wire
`cross-sectional
`area
`
`cross-sectional
`is approximately
`0.0004
`square
`area
`is approximately
`of 23 AWG's
`cross-sectional
`twice
`that
`0.034"
`steel
`for
`which
`diameter
`wire
`a
`that
`the
`Anderson
`incident
`testified
`cut
`test
`67).
`steel
`the
`(p.
`wire
`of
`0.0009
`is approximately
`square
`23 AWG pin
`of a typical
`nail.
`
`0.0008
`inches.
`area.
`has
`pin
`The
`
`inches;
`
`area
`
`23 AWG's
`square
`inches.
`20 AWG's
`cross-sectional
`Apex's
`Product
`However,
`cross-sectional
`a larger
`diameter
`nairs
`was
`cross-sectional
`area
`which
`is more
`than
`
`within
`of a
`double
`
`area
`the
`0.034"
`
`the
`
`5.15
`been
`
`shear
`The
`produced
`
`of steel
`strength
`psi
`from
`170,000
`
`is approximately
`strength
`tensile
`
`80 % of
`steel.4
`
`its
`
`tensile
`
`strength.
`
`Nails
`
`have
`
`there
`that
`is a limit,
`testified
`Anderson
`(p.
`to be
`but
`to cut
`able
`intended
`47)
`to cut
`such
`a pin without
`able
`be
`not
`0.034"
`diameter
`to shear
`the
`steel
`
`5.16
`was
`should
`required
`nail
`is:
`
`either
`does
`
`not
`
`in size
`know
`(p.
`
`in hardness
`or
`whether
`these
`A comparison
`66).
`that
`required
`to shear
`
`of what
`pliers
`
`of
`
`this
`product
`should
`or
`the
`stress
`a 23 AWG pin
`
`breaking
`wire
`versus
`
`0.0009
`
`X (.8)77,000
`
`vs
`
`0.0004
`
`X (.8)170,000
`
`55.44
`
`vs.
`
`54.40;
`
`3 Brickrnan,
`B.. Ergonomic
`Studies
`Dennis
`P4.,
`p. 4.
`June
`Nilee
`No. 2, Triodyne.
`1990,
`4 Dove, Atlan B., Ed., Ferrous Wire Volume
`p. 309.
`International
`inc., Guilford,
`1989,
`
`of Grip Strength
`
`- Literature
`
`Review,
`
`Safety
`
`Brief,
`
`Vglun,e
`
`6
`
`2: The Manufacture
`
`of Ferrous Wire Products,
`
`The Wire Association
`
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`
`Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`L.L.C.
`
`It shows
`opinion
`these
`
`that
`that
`cutter
`
`this
`Apex's
`pliers
`
`cutter
`pliers
`should
`Senior
`Product
`are
`capable
`of
`
`be
`able
`Development
`the
`
`cutting
`
`to withstand
`Engineer
`
`commonly
`
`cutting
`should
`utilized
`
`23 AWG pin
`known
`have
`23 AWG pin
`
`nails.
`whether
`nails.
`
`It
`
`is my
`or not
`
`5.17
`
`total)
`without
`
`shows
`
`an
`experiment
`I performed
`of 23 AWG Hitachi
`nails
`pin
`their
`cutter
`blades
`of
`any
`cutter
`these
`
`should
`
`pliers
`
`in which
`each
`on
`breaking.
`able
`
`be
`
`I cut
`of
`
`my
`(using
`four
`exemplar
`This
`experiment
`
`withstand
`
`cutting
`
`hand
`right
`only)
`Crescent
`4",
`verified
`the
`23 AWG pin
`
`- 99
`98
`diagonal
`calculation
`nails
`without
`
`(394
`pliers
`
`pieces
`cutter
`that
`breaking.
`
`5.18
`pin
`error.
`
`Even
`
`nails,
`The
`
`Therefore,
`assure
`
`however,
`
`all
`
`though
`the
`and
`smaller
`tight
`cutter
`dictates
`
`calculation
`the
`shows
`confirms
`experiment
`of error,
`the margin
`exercised
`control
`must
`be
`fail
`will
`pliers
`not
`Crescent
`that
`this
`
`during
`cutter
`
`reasonably
`pliers
`
`not
`
`it,
`the
`
`cutter
`this
`that
`calculation
`the
`greater
`the
`these
`over
`
`of
`is capable
`pliers
`cutting
`a large
`not
`does
`display
`consequences.
`of harmful
`risk
`pliers'
`cutter
`manufacture
`foreseeable
`use.
`Prudent
`nails.
`be
`used
`to cut
`
`23 AWG
`margin
`for
`
`in order
`
`to
`
`engineering
`
`5.19
`
`Apex
`
`states
`
`on
`
`the
`
`packaging's
`
`back
`
`panel
`
`that
`
`these
`
`cutter
`
`pliers
`
`are:
`
`precision
`
`cutter
`
`and
`
`application
`
`with
`
`ease
`
`... made
`and
`comfort
`
`to handle
`
`...5;
`
`virtually
`
`every
`
`gripping
`
`is reasonably
`It
`5.20
`wam to not
`cut
`nails
`pliers.
`with
`this
`cutter
`
`foreseeable
`with
`this
`
`cutter
`this
`pliers.
`
`pliers
`It was
`
`will
`not
`
`utilized
`be
`a misuse
`
`to cut
`for Alfeld
`
`yet Apex
`nails,
`cut
`to have
`
`fails
`nails
`
`cutter
`
`to
`
`5.21
`Carbon
`fracture
`
`Specifications
`Apex
`Product
`or better
`C1070
`is a well-known
`
`steel;
`defect
`
`specifies
`the
`entire
`can
`occur
`
`the
`
`pliers
`are
`of
`the
`body
`in hardened
`
`to be manufactured
`pliers
`hardened.
`is to be
`high
`carbon
`steels.
`
`and
`that
`
`from
`
`High
`Brittle
`
`5.22
`the
`Photo
`fracture
`
`29,
`
`attached,
`Crescent
`attached.
`
`Fig.
`incident
`# 3140,
`surface.
`
`cutting
`
`illustrates
`typical
`(Exhibits
`pliers
`# 3614,
`Photo
`
`and
`ductile
`K and
`attached,
`
`brittle
`L, attached)
`is a 20X
`
`fractures.6
`
`fracture
`enlargement
`
`A 10X
`enlargement
`is depicted
`surface
`of
`the
`of a portion
`
`of
`in
`
`5.23
`
`The ASM Intemational
`
`wrote
`
`in 2002:
`
`often
`fracture.
`fracture
`
`Ductile
`deformation
`because
`
`usually
`Fracture
`macroscale
`nor
`can
`
`and
`
`brittle
`that
`catastrophic
`propagates
`
`occurring
`visible
`arrested
`
`it be
`
`by
`
`terms
`are
`precedes
`brittle
`at high
`speed,
`manner
`in a brittle
`permanent
`distortion
`a removal
`of
`
`of macroscale
`the
`used
`amount
`to describe
`is a concern,
`fracture
`of brittle
`presence
`The
`that
`to the
`stress
`is present
`occurs
`elastic
`due
`little
`with
`associated
`absorbed
`energy.
`sometimes
`anticipated
`onset
`cannot
`of prior
`the
`be
`by
`to cause
`shut
`of operating
`down
`except
`special
`load
`for
`
`plastic
`
`and
`
`the
`
`very
`
`equipment,
`circumstances.7
`
`5
`Affeld-Packaging
`6 Becker, W)iam
`Intemational,
`7 Becker, W)iam
`Intemational.
`
`Backcover.JPG
`Roch
`J., Eds., ASM Handbook,
`TPShipby
`p 602.
`Materials
`Park
`2002,
`Roch
`J., Eds., ASM Handbook,
`T., Shipley
`p. 565.
`Materials
`Park,
`2002,
`
`Volume
`
`11 Failure
`
`Analysis
`
`and Prevention,
`
`ASM
`
`Volume
`
`11 Failure
`
`Analysis
`
`and Prevention,
`
`ASM
`
`5
`
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`'Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`L.L.C.
`
`and:
`
`overload
`Ductile
`deformation.
`plastic
`are
`characterized
`
`failures
`Brittle
`little
`
`by
`
`are
`
`those
`
`simply
`overload
`failures,
`or no macroscopic
`
`that
`
`exhibit
`significant
`to ductile
`in contrast
`deformation.8
`plastic
`
`macroscopic
`visible
`overload
`
`failures,
`
`5.24
`and
`
`should
`
`fracture
`The
`its appearance
`not
`have
`
`of
`surface
`is consistent
`experienced
`
`the
`
`incident
`brittle
`with
`brittle
`fracture
`
`cutter
`pliers
`fracture.
`failure
`
`does
`The
`from
`
`not
`incident
`
`exhibit
`significant
`any
`cutter
`Crescent
`a 23 AWG pin
`nail.
`
`ductility
`pliers
`
`cutting
`
`5.25
`
`It
`
`is my professional
`defect
`manufacturing
`pin
`Had
`it.
`nail with
`its blade
`that
`unlikely
`it, a broken
`would
`blade
`
`opinion
`caused
`that
`Crescent
`this
`would
`have
`not
`have
`
`the
`that
`its blade
`cutter
`broken
`been
`
`Crescent
`incident
`to break
`when
`pliers
`been
`not
`when
`Alfeld
`ejected
`and
`
`defectively
`attempted
`Alfeld's
`
`cutter
`Alfeld
`
`pliers
`attempted
`
`contained
`to cut
`
`a
`a 23 AWG
`it
`is
`manufactured,
`a 23 AWG pin
`to cut
`eye would
`not
`have
`been
`
`nail with
`injured.
`
`A substantial
`
`cause
`
`of Alfeld's
`
`injury
`
`was
`
`the
`
`defectively
`
`manufactured
`
`Crescent
`
`cutter
`
`5.26
`pliers.
`
`5.27
`cut
`rated
`cut
`
`Senior
`If Apex's
`a commonly
`used
`how
`then
`for,
`a pin
`nail without
`
`Product
`pin
`nail,
`Apex
`does
`breaking?
`
`Development
`Engineer
`a substantially
`a workman
`
`having
`expect
`
`does
`smaller
`field
`in the
`
`know
`not
`diameter
`to determine
`
`if
`these
`then
`
`if
`
`pliers
`pliers'
`
`cutter
`this
`what
`these
`pliers
`
`can
`
`can
`is
`
`5.28
`In 1955
`statement
`of
`of a manufactured
`this
`
`hierarchy
`
`The
`the
`
`is:
`
`National
`Safety
`order
`of priority
`product.
`Beginning
`
`of
`
`Council
`the
`
`published
`to be
`put
`the
`highest
`
`steps
`with
`
`the
`into
`
`Hierarchy
`effect
`
`priority
`
`Controls.9
`
`is a
`
`of Safety
`It
`to control
`in order
`hazards
`to the
`and
`
`descending
`
`lowest,
`
`1. Design
`
`the
`
`hazard(s)
`
`out
`
`of
`
`the
`
`product.
`
`If
`
`this
`
`is impractical
`
`then:
`
`2. Guard
`
`the
`
`hazard(s).
`
`If
`
`this
`
`is impractical
`
`then:
`
`3. Wam the
`necessary
`
`user
`to be
`
`to the
`as
`taken
`
`products
`in order
`
`dangers
`to safeguard
`
`and
`instruct
`against
`
`user
`the
`its hazard(s).
`
`of
`
`the
`
`steps
`
`4.
`
`If
`
`the
`
`hazard(s)
`
`still
`
`exist
`
`then
`
`personal
`
`protective
`
`equipment
`
`must
`
`be
`
`utilized.
`
`This
`
`hierarchy
`
`is well
`
`accepted
`
`by
`
`safety
`
`professionals.10
`
`first
`
`and
`5.29
`The
`hazards.
`to safeguard
`administrative
`steps
`are
`execution.
`human
`
`second
`
`steps
`
`of
`the
`upon
`rely
`They
`steps
`whose
`beings
`are
`
`Human
`
`Hierarchy
`physical
`efficacies
`
`notoriously
`
`of Safety
`Controls
`principles.
`and
`laws
`in safeguarding
`inconsistent.
`
`are
`The
`hazards
`
`Warning
`
`solutions
`engineering
`fourth
`and
`third
`are
`dependent
`of a hazard
`
`is a
`
`upon
`
`8 Becker, William T., Shipley
`Roch
`J., Eds., ASM Handbook.
`pp. 671, 674.
`Materials
`2002,
`Park,
`International,
`9 National
`Manual
`Pieverition
`Accident
`Safety Council,
`p. 4-1.
`1955,
`S Bamet,
`Ralph A., Brickman,
`
`for
`
`Volume
`
`11 Failure
`
`Analysis
`
`and Prevention,
`
`ASM
`
`Industrial
`
`Operations,
`
`3d Edition,
`
`Chicago,
`
`Triodyne
`
`Inc., Niles,
`
`Illinois,
`
`1985
`
`Dennis,
`
`"Safety
`
`Hierarchy"
`
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`'Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`L.LC.
`
`priority
`waming
`
`than
`the
`to not
`
`utilization
`cut
`
`nails
`
`of personal
`is a greater
`
`protective
`than
`
`priority
`
`equipment.
`
`wearing
`
`safety
`
`For
`the
`glasses.
`
`incident
`
`cutter
`
`higher
`
`pliers,
`
`5.30
`design
`Had
`certain
`
`Apex
`of
`
`this
`
`knows
`this
`cutter
`pliers'
`cutter
`Alfeld
`broken
`
`would
`and
`was
`injury
`with
`them.
`
`have
`not
`of Alfelds
`cut
`nails
`
`these
`pliers
`cutter
`is defective
`pliers
`included
`design
`attempted
`not
`have
`been
`discharged
`the
`defective
`
`are
`nails
`designed
`not
`to cut
`it
`as
`fails
`to include
`warnings
`to not
`adequate
`cut
`warning
`incident
`to cut
`pin
`the
`and
`Alfelds
`eye
`would
`of
`cutter
`the
`incident
`
`design
`
`(Anderson
`to not
`
`it.
`
`p. 76).
`The
`with
`cut
`nails
`is substantially
`pliers'
`would
`jaw
`A cause
`to not
`
`injured.
`to warn
`
`nails,
`the
`nail,
`not
`have
`pliers
`
`it
`cutter
`been
`that
`failed
`
`One
`the
`5.31
`of
`the
`product
`with
`persons
`that
`re-using
`to safeguard
`needed
`he
`approaches
`user
`
`as
`
`of a product
`functions
`that
`the
`use
`and
`its
`a hazardous
`self
`one's
`the
`
`sign
`is to alert
`warning
`unaware
`of.
`user may
`be
`product
`might
`not
`remember
`them.
`warnings
`On-product
`of
`its hazards.
`
`from
`
`product,
`
`the
`It
`
`of hazards
`user
`associated
`foreseeable
`is reasonably
`its hazards
`the
`steps
`function
`to remind
`also
`
`or
`
`the
`
`Anderson
`brought
`
`testified
`forward
`consensus
`
`from
`
`of
`the
`height
`lettering
`prior
`to moving
`data
`for
`product
`warning
`cutter
`pliers.
`The
`ANSI
`
`Sign,
`American
`
`stamped
`warning
`its manufacture
`signs
`had
`American
`
`existed
`National
`
`cutter
`
`this
`on
`to Hongbao
`for
`decades
`Standard
`consensus
`
`Safety
`adopted
`
`pliers
`64-
`(pp.
`
`prior
`
`to
`
`safety
`Signs
`in
`
`an
`
`industry
`for Product
`was
`
`5.32
`was
`65).
`Industry
`Hongbao
`manufacturing
`for Accident
`Specifications
`adopted
`was
`standard,
`ANSI
`and
`Labels,
`The
`American
`1991.
`consensus
`
`the
`that
`product
`standards
`incident
`the
`Prevention
`The
`in 1972.
`an
`industry
`Standard
`
`Z535.4-1991,
`National
`
`industry
`
`safety
`
`standard,
`
`was
`
`Z35.1-1972,
`Standard
`National
`consensus
`standard,
`safety
`for Safety
`Criteria
`Symbols,
`also
`adopted
`in 1991.
`
`ANSI
`
`Z535.3-1991,
`
`an
`
`ANSI
`Z535.4-2011,
`for Product
`Standard
`Safety
`cutter
`pliers
`incident
`when
`the
`for
`requirements
`the
`of products.
`wide
`
`5.33
`
`variety
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`§4.14.2.
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`.
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`
`Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`L.L
`
`C.
`
`of an
`The
`loss
`alert
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`signal
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`itself.
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`5.36
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`"WARNING".
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`eye
`
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`
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`
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`5.37
`in safety
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`Z535.4-2011
`
`black
`
`letters
`
`on
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`an
`
`the word WARNING
`
`of a waming
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`
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`
`be
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`A safety
`5.38
`procedures.
`
`instruction
`design
`Apex's
`
`sign
`
`that
`
`is a sign
`this
`
`cutting
`
`of
`
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`
`safety-related
`the
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`
`instructions
`
`or
`
`WEAR SAFETY
`GLASSES
`
`stamped
`to be
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`users
`
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`this
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`
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`
`Anderson,
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`
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`
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`
`approximately
`
`Product
`Senior
`Development
`to product
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`
`(Anderson,
`63).
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`
`(p.
`
`not
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`p. 63).
`length
`
`on
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`Z535.4-2011
`ANSI
`5.40
`of a size
`cutter
`to
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`read
`the message
`pliers'
`cutter
`stamped
`this
`warning
`Z535.4-2011
`requirement.
`§ 8.2.1
`
`§ 8.2.1
`that
`from
`
`requires
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`expected
`the
`clear
`be
`
`the
`persons
`
`lettering
`with
`
`the waming
`of
`normal
`(including
`Anderson's
`distance.
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`length
`and
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`at arm's
`
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`
`on the
`
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`
`corrected)
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`
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`
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`5.41
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`rule:15
`
`a person
`in order
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`than
`no more
`his
`eyes
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`a 99-percentile
`have
`known,
`WEAR SAFETY GlASSES at
`length".
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`WEAR SAFEW GLASSES When
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`
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`Each
`5.42
`left
`of
`the
`face
`in lettering
`and
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`person's
`
`head
`
`the
`
`cutter
`
`pliers
`
`instructs,
`grip
`approximately
`by a 0.375-inch
`goggles
`wearing
`
`handle
`in lettering
`0.073-inch
`side
`
`long,
`within
`
`is encased
`
`in red
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`The
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`colored
`upward
`high: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES ;
`0.065-inch
`approximately
`high:
`PROTEcT YOUR EYES. These
`instructions
`are
`equilateral
`a stylized
`image
`of a
`triangle
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`p. 58).
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`L, attached.
`
`it
`
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`
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`See
`
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`knew
`5.43
`PRoTECT YOUR EYES: On the
`
`have
`handle
`
`known
`cushion
`
`if
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`it wanted
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`
`its wording:
`therefore
`and
`
`WEAR SAFETY GLASSES; and
`effect
`have
`the
`
`of Man and Womah
`
`Henry Dreyfuss
`
`Associates,
`
`Watson-Guptill
`
`Publications.
`
`14 Tilley,
`Alvin R., The Measure
`New York
`pp.A1-12.
`1993,
`15 Srnith, Sidney
`L., Letter Size and Legibility,
`661-670.
`1979,
`21(6)
`
`"Human
`
`Factors",
`
`The Human
`
`Factors
`
`Society,
`
`Santa Monica,
`
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`
`"Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a, Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`L.E.C.
`
`wamings
`Apex'
`
`are
`phrases:
`
`have
`it should
`to have
`WEAR SAFETY GLASSES;
`
`accompanied
`with
`them
`PROTECT YOUR EYES; are
`and
`
`the
`
`signal
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`word
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`
`"WARNING".
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`to the
`
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`the
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`5.44
`Applying
`approximately
`for
`a person
`in Order
`PROTECT YOUR EYEs,
`20-20
`having
`than
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`no more
`must
`instruction
`his
`eyes
`approximately
`that
`a 99-percentile
`known
`or should
`knew
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`male
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`to: PROTECT YOUR EYES, at arm'S
`length.
`IS defective.
`
`instruction
`PROTECT YOUR EYES,
`
`vision
`
`0.073-inch,
`(even
`corrected)
`9 ¼ inches
`away
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`unable
`to
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`
`high
`
`of
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`to:
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`its
`
`to:
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`the
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`inspires
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`black
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`will
`overlook
`instructions:
`to be
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`it.
`him to
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`
`the:
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`PROTECT YOUR EYES inStructionS
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`sizes
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`their
`the
`of
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`to be
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`PROTEcT YOUR EYES WaS too
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`small
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`of
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`
`5.46
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`A safety
`
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`
`symbol
`
`is:
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`A symbol
`that
`exclamation
`an
`
`indicates
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`
`a hazard.
`
`It
`
`is composed
`
`of an
`
`equilateral
`
`triangle
`
`surrounding
`
`5.47
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`a safety
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`itself
`or on
`
`to be
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`
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`Apex
`
`with
`does
`
`a WARNING
`include
`not
`
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`any
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`
`orange
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`
`exclamation
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`on
`
`the
`
`The
`inside
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`
`Apex
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`5.48
`PROTECT YOUR EYES.
`head
`person's
`wearing
`stylized
`head
`high.
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`Anderson
`referred
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`The
`
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`a safety
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`It
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`(Anderson,
`is approximately
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`inside
`
`to the
`
`the
`
`of
`
`left
`sided
`
`instructions:
`its
`equilateral
`triangle
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`p. 58).
`triangle
`0.071-inch
`high.
`See
`triangle
`as Goggle
`
`WEAR SAFETY GLASSES and:
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`image
`having
`is approximately
`0.325-inch
`K and
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`
`of a
`
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`
`5.49
`2011
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`
`to
`
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`triangle
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`Z535.4-
`
`by ANSI
`head
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`
`next
`
`to
`
`5.50
`to the
`in bold.
`other
`
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`See
`of
`
`side
`
`of
`
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`the
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`right
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`
`its
`
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`
`L, 1-15-19,
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`
`"CRESCENT"
`
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`There
`
`in 0.105-inch
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`
`by
`
`bold
`high,
`a 0.170-inch
`or branding
`
`letters
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`the
`
`on
`
`5.51
`Applying
`to read
`able
`"CRESCENT"
`
`Judging
`
`by
`
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`the
`James
`CRESCENT
`from
`is far more
`brand
`of
`
`conspiculty
`
`the
`
`rule,
`
`a person
`
`approximately
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`and
`brand
`
`the
`
`20-20
`
`vision
`would
`(even
`corrected)
`having
`cutter
`15 inches
`The
`pliers.
`the
`from
`away
`: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES and
`than
`PROTECT YOUR EYES.
`the
`of
`the WEAR SAFETY GLASSES
`inconspicuousness
`
`be
`
`16ANSI Z535.4-2011
`
`§4.11
`
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`"Neal
`
`A. Growney
`a Assoc.,
`Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-2319
`
`LLC.
`
`and
`this
`
`PROTECT YoUR EYEs phrases,
`cutter
`user
`pliers
`than
`the
`
`Apex
`
`placed
`
`protecting
`
`a higher
`eyes
`
`their
`
`value
`
`on
`
`the
`
`user
`
`by wearing
`
`safety
`
`knowing
`glasses.
`
`the
`
`name
`
`of
`
`5.52
`
`There
`
`is ample
`
`room
`
`for Apex
`
`should
`
`have
`
`affixed
`
`the wamings:
`
`WARNING
`
`Do Not
`
`Cut
`
`Nails
`
`See
`
`Photos
`
`3623
`
`and
`
`3665,
`
`attached;
`
`Wear
`
`Safety
`
`Glasses
`
`See
`
`Photos
`
`3622
`
`and
`
`3670,
`
`attached;
`
`WARNING
`
`Wear
`
`Eye
`
`Protection
`
`For
`
`soft
`
`wire
`
`up
`
`to
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`20 AWG
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`
`Photos
`
`3625
`
`and
`
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`
`attached;
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`See
`
`Photo
`
`3673,
`
`attached;
`
`in 18-point
`readable
`
`Arial
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`
`¼ inch
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`approximately
`35 ¾ inches,
`approximately
`
`on
`
`this
`an
`
`cutter
`arms-length
`
`pliers
`
`handle,
`away.
`
`which
`
`would
`
`be
`
`high,
`virtually
`
`5.53
`signal
`signal
`
`Z535.4-2011
`that
`specifies
`6 of ANSI
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`plus
`a message
`word
`word WARNING
`be
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`black
`in safety
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`
`a product
`panel.
`on
`
`safety
`Section
`a safety
`
`sign
`7.2.2
`orange
`
`shall
`consists
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`background.
`
`of a
`the
`
`5.54
`Apex
`package's
`
`not
`did
`paperboard
`
`place
`
`warnings
`front
`panel.
`
`of any
`
`hazards
`
`associated
`
`with
`
`cutter
`
`pliers'
`
`use
`
`on
`
`the
`
`5.55
`
`Apex
`
`instructs
`
`on
`
`the
`
`upper
`
`right
`
`corner
`
`of
`
`the
`
`packages'
`
`paperboard
`
`rear
`
`panel:
`
`Wear
`
`Safety
`
`Goggles
`
`instruction
`This
`5.56
`lower
`case
`and
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`a white
`circle.
`black
`Z535.4-2011
`
`lettering
`
`on
`
`an
`
`is written
`
`in black
`0.056-inch
`
`G,
`
`left,
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`it does
`as
`background.
`
`approximately
`panel
`to its
`Exhibit
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`orange
`
`lettering,
`high
`on
`an
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`
`upper
`a white
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`Apex's
`the
`
`case
`approximately
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`image
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`signal
`word
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`
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`"WARNING"
`
`0.075-inch
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`with
`written
`
`high
`
`by
`
`a
`
`in black
`
`5.57
`This
`of
`the
`front
`package.
`read.
`control
`packaging.
`consumers
`
`commonly
`a one-time
`
`warning
`unlikely
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`
`cutter
`package
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`over,
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`repeatedly
`discarded.
`conveyor
`the
`on
`rear
`to remind
`it.
`
`pliers
`
`if
`
`the
`
`the
`
`is a common
`tool
`used
`one
`like
`this
`of a product
`is the
`product
`the
`of
`face
`the manufacturer
`must
`over
`in order
`package
`the
`turn
`consumer
`the
`does
`a warning
`re-read
`A warning
`on
`rear
`the
`the manufacturer's
`of
`of packaging
`to have
`user
`of
`hazards
`
`by workmen.
`greater
`is far
`the
`prospective
`depend
`on the
`to
`read
`it over
`and
`on the
`rear
`of
`the
`
`consumer,
`any warning
`the
`read
`of
`the
`
`of a warning
`on
`on the
`of
`rear
`to view
`has
`no
`the
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`FILED: GREENE COUNTY CLERK 12/16/2022 03:34 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 20
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