Gang Rib Machine Case Study

Mr. Lopez’s recorded statement was translated from English into Spanish using a certified Spanish interpreter through World Services translating services. Mr. Lopez requested a Spanish interpreter because he is not fluent in the English language.
Mr. Lopez confirmed that he is a full-time employee and is assigned to work at the Gang Rib Machine, while he works exclusively with Mr. Moises Mena, including the claimant, Mr. Cortez; when he used to work for the company before Mr. Cortez quit his job in 2016.

Mr. Lopez reiterated the nomenclature of the Gang Rib Machine that required two employees to man the machine while it was in operation. He further claimed that throughout the years of 2015 as well as 2016 he worked primarily with Mr. Cortez, while he calibrated the Gang Rib Machine during the operation, as Mr. Cortez would unload the pieces of lumber off from the machine. He claimed that no time did he ever witness Mr. Cortez injured himself while performing his duties in his responsibilities while removing the lumber off from the machine. He found Mr. Lopez to be in good shape and never saw him to complain about any back, shoulders or any of the primarily listed injuries that Mr. Cortez is currently alleging within his worker's compensation CT claim. He reaffirmed that the claimant, including everyone else who worked in the
Lopez stated that he did not have any information or overheard Mr. Cortez been involved in a traffic collision. However, he knew that Mr. Cortez had been recently arrested for a DUI before he had been discharged or terminated from the company. He does not believe that the arrest for his DUI was associated with Mr. Cortez been involved in a traffic accident. Mr. Lopez stated that he was informed about this arrest when Mr. Cortez had casually mentioned to how he was arrested and how he was rude with the cops. He said that Mr. Cortez did not provide any further details about his arrest or which police agency had arrested him for his