• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I actually just picked ones in America, post 1900, with more than 10 fatalities, that weren’t mining disasters. There are over 5000 workplace Fatalities a year in the US alone - a rate of 14/day.

    The point has not missed me. You implied it’s unlikely that an employer would abuse their employees, I provided a host of counterexamples.

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      1 year ago

      300 million people in the US and that few fatalities? 14 a day is high or unexpected? There are over 100 fatalities a day in vehicle accidents alone. That is not including accidents at home or from other misadventure. By your stat which is fairly correct, you are closer to ten times more likely to die outside of work then a work place accident.

      People make mistakes. At home and at work. I can think of a handful of accidents in my area and everyone if then we’re the result of an employee ignoring a safety rule. The majority of work place accidents I personal have knowledge of were the result of some employee ignoring a safety rule. The larger the company, the more safety was enforced.

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        1 year ago

        you mis-understand. My point isn’t that people don’t die, it’s that your point was that you don’t believe employer negligence kills (or even, in your actual op, inconveniences) people.

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          1 year ago

          No business that wants to stay in business won’t let employees drink water for 6 hours while working them hard. And yes someone could carry out an illegal act and I am sure it has occurred but unless you had a gun to your head, who doesn’t just get a drink of water.