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Amazon “automated machine” punctures bear spray can, 24 employees hospitalized

19 points by shawndumas 8y ago

kevin_b_er 8y ago
Will Amazon pay for their expensive hospital stays?
- vonmoltke 8y ago
  I would assume this is coming out of their worker's comp insurance.
- scintill76 8y ago
  > All the Amazon employees were covered by employer-provided healthcare
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    > All the Amazon employees were covered by employer-provided healthcare Which (unless they have a weird hybrid regular health insurance + workers comp plan, which I've never heard of but might theoretically exist, especially if they self-insure for both functions) is probably immaterial, since it'll be Amazon’s workers comp plan, not the employees' regular health insurance (no matter who pays for it), that will be involved here.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  Since employers are generally strictly liable for workplace injuries (a liability they manage via worker's compensation insurance, either purchased or self-administered), yes, almost certainly.
Bucephalus355 8y ago
Can’t find the article, but there was a case a few years ago where a Chinese tourist sprayed bear mace ON HIS KIDS because he thought, not unreasonably, that it was like mosquito repellent. I assume the vacation was ruined after that.
- cl0ne 8y ago
  Poor kids, bear mace is strong. I've definitely heard of people using it in that way though.
  - anchovies 8y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_spray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_spray (pepper) is not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_gas (mace) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas (tear) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CR_gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CR_gas
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notananthem 8y ago
Are they even actual Amazon employees or contractors?
tomatotomato37 8y ago
Not completely related, but I learned today that the official world's hottest pepper has approached the scoville level of low-level pepper spray at 2.2 million (Carolina Reaper). Bear spray is still higher at around 5 million though.

19 points by shawndumas 8y ago

kevin_b_er 8y ago

Will Amazon pay for their expensive hospital stays?

vonmoltke 8y ago
I would assume this is coming out of their worker's comp insurance.
scintill76 8y ago
> All the Amazon employees were covered by employer-provided healthcare
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > All the Amazon employees were covered by employer-provided healthcare Which (unless they have a weird hybrid regular health insurance + workers comp plan, which I've never heard of but might theoretically exist, especially if they self-insure for both functions) is probably immaterial, since it'll be Amazon’s workers comp plan, not the employees' regular health insurance (no matter who pays for it), that will be involved here.
dragonwriter 8y ago
Since employers are generally strictly liable for workplace injuries (a liability they manage via worker's compensation insurance, either purchased or self-administered), yes, almost certainly.

Bucephalus355 8y ago

Can’t find the article, but there was a case a few years ago where a Chinese tourist sprayed bear mace ON HIS KIDS because he thought, not unreasonably, that it was like mosquito repellent. I assume the vacation was ruined after that.

cl0ne 8y ago
Poor kids, bear mace is strong. I've definitely heard of people using it in that way though.
- anchovies 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_spray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_spray (pepper) is not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_gas (mace) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas (tear) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CR_gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CR_gas

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notananthem 8y ago

Are they even actual Amazon employees or contractors?

tomatotomato37 8y ago

Not completely related, but I learned today that the official world's hottest pepper has approached the scoville level of low-level pepper spray at 2.2 million (Carolina Reaper). Bear spray is still higher at around 5 million though.