Roanoke Woman Files Two $5M Suits Over Hand Injury

As outlined in this article, a Roanoke woman has filed two five million dollar lawsuits in Roanoke Circuit Court against printing press manufacturers after she was injured while working with a book binding machine in October 2006. According to the article,

As she lifted books from a conveyer belt, May’s left hand became lodged in
the press as it continued to operate, according to the suits. Even after the
machine was turned off, workers at the plant had to take it apart before May
could be freed.
…
In separate lawsuits, [her attorney] brought product-liability claims
against the manufacturer of the press, Osako & Co. of Japan, and Regional
Conveyer Services, a Salem firm that provided a conveyer belt involved in the
accident.

The woman claims that she suffered permanent injuries to her hand and that the press should have had an emergency shutoff switch.