On Jun 30, 12:36 pm, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-06-30 00:59:27 +0100, Matty F said:

The operator was not misusing the tool, it
simply was dangerously defective, and had been recalled in the US six
months earlier than the accident. Not enough effort was made to notify
buyers of the sander in New Zealand.

He was misusing the tool because he was not wearing the correct type of
eye protection. Had he been doing so, the injury would not have
arisen,.

The tool did not fall apart because it was being misused. It fell
apart because unsatisfactory materials were used in its construction.
That is why all of the sanders have been recalled to replace the
faulty part.

Initially, on the Fair Go TV programme, a Makita executive refused
point blank to offer any compensation whatsoever for the loss of an
eye.

Quite rightly so. The customer had not used the tool in accordance
with the maker's instructions.

Makita have since compensated the one-eyed man with an undisclosed
amount. They at last came to their senses. But rather too late for
people with long memories like me.