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snort

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25. My cousin died this way.
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:15 PM
Dec 2012

A trench he was working in in Phoenix collapsed on him. We miss him. I hope DKS gets the shit fined out of them.

A Charge Of Attempted Murder Would Be Appropriate, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #1
That's exactly what I thought. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #10
Amen! n/t deafskeptic Dec 2012 #29
wow--osha actually stood up for a worker???? It really must be the end of the world niyad Dec 2012 #2
You just saved me a post! forestpath Dec 2012 #4
Have you ever had any dealings with OSHA? Bluzmann57 Dec 2012 #5
I am glad to hear that your dealings have been more positive than mine. niyad Dec 2012 #9
Here in TX, in construction, you have to kill 2 mexicans elehhhhna Dec 2012 #15
They certainly were when I dealt with them, pre-Reagan days. They whipped the employers into line. freshwest Dec 2012 #16
Being lowered in the bucket of a backhoe?! Bluzmann57 Dec 2012 #3
Mr. Brickbat worked construction for years and is now on the railroad. I never worry about him on Brickbat Dec 2012 #6
Good for the worker and KT2000 Dec 2012 #7
it' those damn regulations again, onethatcares Dec 2012 #8
This is why we need unions. yardwork Dec 2012 #11
K&R Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #12
K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #13
This is the perfect illustration of capitalism.......... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #14
The myth that capitalism is somehow benevolent Hydra Dec 2012 #19
"I say it's still evil, and will kill you when it gets the chance."....... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #21
The key is to disentangle the propaganda Scootaloo Dec 2012 #34
Nope, this is a perfect illustration of assholery . . . MrModerate Dec 2012 #30
Thanks for posting this Steve. this needs more coverage. freshwest Dec 2012 #17
K&R! sheshe2 Dec 2012 #18
Oh! Oh! Oh! Me, me, me....put me on the jury! Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #20
This might appear on FOX as: Doc Holliday Dec 2012 #22
Terrible!!! In NC, we've had several trench cave-ins, a couple of killed workers. nc4bo Dec 2012 #23
As a private citizen, I have called OSHA about unsafe trenches Gman Dec 2012 #24
My cousin died this way. snort Dec 2012 #25
... progressoid Dec 2012 #32
Thank you, progressoid. n/t snort Dec 2012 #37
Sue their asses until they don't have a penny left . . . MrModerate Dec 2012 #26
The company where I work takes safety very seriously. Hotler Dec 2012 #27
Bio Hazzards HockeyMom Dec 2012 #28
5 years ago I got hurt on a ladder covered with ice and snow Omaha Steve Dec 2012 #31
K&R closeupready Dec 2012 #33
The expression in ther cartoon hides the seriousness of the situation - true example socialindependocrat Dec 2012 #35
Three people died several years ago in my little town in a trench cave-in. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #36
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