A Verity News investigation has unovered a disturbing episode involving a Liberian worker who now suffers permanent disability due to workplace accident at Sethi Brothers.
An employee of Sethi Brothers who suffered a devastating hand injury while operating factory equipment is alleging that inadequate medical treatment at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFKMC) left him permanently disabled, months after what began as an occupational accident.
Marcus Dolo Jr., who worked in the Chair Department at Sethi Brothers, says he is now unable to properly use one of his hands following a workplace accident on April 7, 2026, and subsequent surgery at Liberia’s largest referral hospital.
According to a letter dated May 8, 2026, signed by the company’s Human Resources Manager, Nathaniel Nyumah Daa, Dolo sustained an on-the-job injury during official working hours while performing his assigned duties.
The communication instructed management to treat his absence as medical leave rather than absenteeism because the injury occurred in the course of his employment.
Recounting the incident, Dolo said he had gone for lunch after leaving the production machine switched on. Upon returning, he found the machine off and was instructed to continue working.
He alleges that without warning, the machine suddenly activated, trapping his hand inside the mould used to manufacture plastic buckets and cups.
“I went out for lunch, but before going out I left the machine on. When I came back it was off. I was asked to work on it, but to my surprise the machine suddenly came on and caught my hand,” Dolo said.
He said the machine crushed his hand, damaging bones, tendons, blood vessels, cartilage and surrounding tissue before co-workers rushed him to the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in an ambulance.
Dolo said doctors informed him that his injury was severe and required emergency surgery because of multiple fractures and extensive damage to the hand.
Following the operation, he returned to JFK for two scheduled dressing appointments before being told that no further treatment was necessary.
“I went for the first dressing and then the second one. They said everything was over and there was nothing else to be done,” he recalled.
However, Dolo said his employer instructed him to continue seeking medical care, while he claims the hospital maintained that additional treatment was unnecessary.
Seeking another opinion, Dolo said Sethi Brothers paid for him to consult a private physician.
According to Dolo, the doctor informed him that the earlier surgical procedure had allegedly left veins improperly stitched, restricting blood circulation to parts of his hand.
He further claims the physician found that several bones and joints had not been properly aligned following the crush injury, leaving his fingers permanently bent and limiting movement.
“Two of my fingers have no feeling, and they don’t move. When I turn my palm, the bones shift inside my hand,” Dolo said.
Dolo further alleges that JFK later recommended reconstructive plastic surgery to address the complications.
According to him, the hospital sent a written recommendation to Sethi Brothers advising that surgeons would need to reopen the previous surgical site, release scar tissue and perform plastic surgery to improve blood flow and straighten his fingers.
He said the company subsequently forwarded the recommendation to the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP), which oversees occupational injury compensation and treatment.
Months later, Dolo says he has yet to receive the recommended procedure.
Now unable to fully use his hand and struggling financially, Dolo says he has exhausted every avenue in search of assistance.
“I have run everywhere looking for help until I’m tired. My parents don’t have money. I don’t have anyone to support me,” he said.
Unable to afford legal representation, he is appealing to government officials, lawyers, civil society organizations and members of the public to intervene.
“If any lawyer wants to take up my case, I’m ready. If any government official wants to see me, I’m ready. If they want me to speak publicly, I’m prepared. I just want justice and the medical help I need,” Dolo pleaded.
