A warehouse worker crushed by an 800-pound palette that he says was knocked over by a forklift operator high on heroin has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the driver and the staffing agency that put him to work.

According to the lawsuit filed last week in Connecticut Superior Court, plaintiff Juan Cruz worked at a Hartford warehouse that contracted with Spec Personnel to provide temporary workers. On Sept. 19, 2017, Spec brought in JeanPaul Paez, who Cruz claims has a known heroin addiction and used the drug before coming into his shift that day.

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