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> most adults don't rely on a handrail to descend stairs. And that is inherently unsafe. You take that risk, and it is your fault alone if you are injured beca

> most adults don't rely on a handrail to descend stairs. And that is inherently unsafe. You take that risk, and it is your fault alone if you are injured because of it. > enormous amount of proof This was a work site, there are cameras everywhere. If the CCTV shows you running down the stairs without use of the hand rail and falling, that is more than sufficient evidence that you broke your own legs. > why were [stairs] so dangerous They’re fucking stairs. No amount of padding or landings can successfully mitigate falling in a way that breaks your body. And both come with large downsides. The best I have ever heard for padding is carpet, which requires regular deep cleans and can become smoothed over time, increasing the likelihood of a fall. And landings require far more space than one might think, and only help so much. The stairs were OSHA compliant and fully safe if one takes them properly. The problem was that individual decided they were above safety and permanently damaged their body as a result.

listenallyall 3y ago
Take it easy, bro... nobody said you were wrong, just that it isn't a certainty that the person was in the wrong based on your very limited initial description. This was your friend's story, right? Are you sure you know ALL the details and not just the company's side? Were there extenuating circumstances -- any liquids nearby, were all workers provided proper footwear? You didn't say he was running (however, why was he running? did a manager tell him he needed to hurry, did he not have enough time for a bathroom break? etc) and stairs come in all shapes, sizes, steepness, lengths, materials, and hardness of the floors under them. Nothing can 100% prevent injuries, but you can try to avoid the worst scenario. It's a factory, I get it, maybe it's not possible, but I would want to know if there had been any prior similar incidents. In any case, no matters whose fault, it still doesn't seem necessary to tell the guy to "fuck off." We're not looking to try the case, just pointing out that it's pretty ridiculous to immediately claim a workplace incident is entirely the worker's fault.

listenallyall 3y ago

Take it easy, bro... nobody said you were wrong, just that it isn't a certainty that the person was in the wrong based on your very limited initial description. This was your friend's story, right? Are you sure you know ALL the details and not just the company's side? Were there extenuating circumstances -- any liquids nearby, were all workers provided proper footwear? You didn't say he was running (however, why was he running? did a manager tell him he needed to hurry, did he not have enough time for a bathroom break? etc) and stairs come in all shapes, sizes, steepness, lengths, materials, and hardness of the floors under them. Nothing can 100% prevent injuries, but you can try to avoid the worst scenario. It's a factory, I get it, maybe it's not possible, but I would want to know if there had been any prior similar incidents. In any case, no matters whose fault, it still doesn't seem necessary to tell the guy to "fuck off." We're not looking to try the case, just pointing out that it's pretty ridiculous to immediately claim a workplace incident is entirely the worker's fault.