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Manslaughter Charges Filed in NYC Crane Collapse
East News • January 7, 2009
A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven ...
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| RE: RE: RE: Indictment of a Corporation | Confused - Not anymore | Jan 8, 2009, 12:38 pm |
| RE: RE: Indictment of a Corporation | Summer | Jan 8, 2009, 11:33 am |
| RE: Indictment of a Corporation | Jan 8, 2009, 5:23 am |
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| RE: Work Comp Not Always A | wudchuck | Jan 7, 2009, 6:43 pm |
| Work Comp Not Always A "Sole Remedy" | Tom3 | Jan 7, 2009, 4:24 pm |
| Indictment of a Corporation | Confused | Jan 7, 2009, 12:31 pm |
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Subject: Work Comp Not Always A "Sole Remedy"
It is good to see local jurisdictions picking up the ball on this.
OSHA dropped it long ago. You can face federal jail time for "molesting a burro on Federal land", but not if your gross negligence kills your employees.
Employers beware. You are accountable.