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Defective loud alarm caused serious physical injuries, $2m award increased on appeal

An appeals court has upheld and then increased a worker's $2 million damages award, in finding an employer should have tagged out or stored away defective equipment, which was so loud when it was accidentally activated that it seriously injured the startled worker.

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