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I agree with the sentiment but one dead body is ordinarily not worth disbanding a company over, especially a fairly large company that provides a lot for a lot
by daniel-cussen 8y ago
I agree with the sentiment but one dead body is ordinarily not worth disbanding a company over, especially a fairly large company that provides a lot for a lot of people.
I have knowledge of mining in Chile, where things are thus: One dead "viejo", and there's an investigation by the government, the mine will need to take more protocols and invest more in safety, make some pretty good explanations, and even people in management could go to jail for some time. It shakes the mining operation to its foundations, which should ideally be safe but is still intrinsically risky to miners. So in a way it is understood to be a risk and the workers know this to some degree, so the mine can continue operating after that. Two dead "viejos?" That's game over. The mine (as in the "yacimiento," the underlying mineral formation) is thereafter not to be exploited.
(Miners in Chile are universally known as "viejo's", regardless of whether they're actually old or not.)
- _tulpa 8y agoEndangering people who work for you is waaaaay different to endangering the general public.