Sounds like it. But like you said they're almost all probably first-timers, given the location. It's hard to tell if that completely explains the micromort diff

Sounds like it. But like you said they're almost all probably first-timers, given the location. It's hard to tell if that completely explains the micromort difference or not. Also, it is possible that due to those fatalities, the business implemented better safety protocols as a response and may actually be safer now than it was then. It's my Jack in the Box theory. Back in the 90s there were a couple high profile food poisoning cases (salmonella I think) where customers had died after eating at Jack in the Box. It nearly ruined the company. But my feeling is that the safest time to eat there is a month or so after those events. When all the restaurants would be kicking their food-handling practices into high gear. So now I eat at Chipotle more often than I did before. Shorter lines and probably the cleanest food. I hope. My "theory" may be bullshit.