Defective product manufactured by the employer and provided for the employee's use by a third party, leads to which employer liability?

• A. Employee liability to another employee
• B. Public liability
• C. Third-party liability
• D. Employer personal liability

Answer: (D)

When a defective product is manufactured by the employer and the employee uses it (even if a third party supplied it), the employer bears personal liability for injuries caused by that defect. Liability attaches to the maker of the product, and the fact that a third party provided the item does not shield the employer from responsibility to the injured employee. This isn’t about harm between coworkers, nor about liability to the public or to a third party—the employee harmed by the defective product has the employer as the liable party.