The family of Raymundo Correa filed new court documents Friday afternoon against Diamond Plastics Corporation. The family had already filed for a restraining order against the company on March to preserve evidence. The newest court document was a petition seeking money damages of $1 million or more.
The petition also named as defendants Slaton Machine & Welding, Ltd of Slaton, Professional Movers & Rigging, Inc. of Lubbock, SouthPlains Service, LLC of Lubbock, and Plastics Extrusion Machinery, Inc. of Wisconsin.
On March 26 police and EMS were called to Diamond Plastics in the 2300 block of Marshal Street.
The police report said, “[A witness] advised that [Correa] told him that the hydraulic press machine was malfunctioning and that [the witness] could take a quick break while he … attempted to fix it.”
Police were told that Correa was found inside the hydraulic press. He was removed from the press and pronounced dead at the scene.
The lawsuit said, “while attempting to fix a malfunctioning hydraulic press machine, also referred to as a pipe belling machine … he became pinned by the machine and sustained fatal injuries.”
It also said, “Nothing [Correa] did or failed to do on the date in question caused or in any way contributed to cause his fatal injuries.”
Another defendant, Plastics Extrusion Machinery, Inc., was called out the lawsuit and accused of designing and marketing a dangerous machine that lacked safeguards.
Other defendants were accused in the lawsuit of contributing to a dangerous situation.
None of the defendants have filed their side of the story in court records yet.
