November 21, 2009
Published: 16 May 09 10:51 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090516-19321.html
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I thought some of our US regs were crazy, but this is a tragic and avoidable death.
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Maybe he will reappear a week later like Doctor Manhatten did when he was locked in a dangerous area at work.
I thought some of our US regs were crazy, but this is a tragic and avoidable death.
They told stories at the paper mill about a guy that fell in a big vat and all they found was his belt buckle...
Poor sucker. I would have thought that they would double team such jobs.
Instacup.
Bad business, if the firm are at fault I hope the family screw them a load of cash. It seems to be the only thing that makes some companies take notice and take safety seriously.
Got to say the disinfection system seems to have done what it was designed to do though.
I'm pretty sure that's happened 1000's of times through history but rivals this for a bad way to go
Not as unpleasant, but dead is dead.
but I wonder if the company still uses this tag-line in their TV commercials.
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I thought Erasco is a Campbells company?
Or maybe he was on a long holiday (again) and/or it was Wednesday or Friday and the other ones left early and this guy decided
to take on the task alone.
Some jobs require a spotter.
Schade Schade.