LeFiell Mfg. v. Super. Ct.
Annotate this CaseLeFiell filed a petition for writ of mandate challenging an order denying its summary judgment motion on a Labor Code section 4558 claim. Section 4558 provides an exception to the exclusivity of the workers' compensation system for employees injured as a result of the employer's knowing removal of, or knowing failure to install, a point of operation guard on a power press. The court concluded that, in this case, the door that was removed from the Fenn 5F swaging machine is not a point of operation guard as a matter of law. While the door acted as a barrier from the power press mechanisms, it was not a point of operation guard within the meaning of section 4558. Accordingly, the court granted the petition.
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