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> So, 4 spaces * 10 years * 12 months * $100 replacement = $48,000 paid in false firings vs 4 life changing injuries over 10 years. Certainly reattaching finge
by nullindividual 3y ago
> So, 4 spaces * 10 years * 12 months * $100 replacement = $48,000 paid in false firings vs 4 life changing injuries over 10 years.
Certainly reattaching fingers would be cheaper than $48k. That's a steal of a deal in the US.
- spicybbq 3y agoDivided by four, right, so $12k? I would think the medical, rehab, lost wages/productivity, and disability costs of an average table saw hand injury would easily exceed $12k.
- codedokode 3y agoIt is not that simple. Replacing a saw is a loss to the business owner, while an employee losing a finger by his own fault costs nothing to the company.
- tristor 3y agoFortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, this is not true. If you are injured at the workplace while performing your work duties and you are not actively intoxicated on drugs or alcohol, then you are entitled to medical care and worker's compensation for that injury. It is absolutely something that has a cost to the company.
- psunavy03 3y agoApparently you've never heard of this thing called worker's compensation.
- bsder 3y agoThis is both factually incorrect and not funny at all. In addition, last I checked, modern medicine cannot reattach nerves so you lose a great deal of functionality of your finger or hand even if you save it. See: https://youtu.be/Xc-lIs8VNIc?t=1095 https://youtu.be/Xc-lIs8VNIc?t=1095 I hope I am simply missing the joke if someone would be so kind as to clue me in.
- nullindividual 3y agoYeah, you're missing the joke. The joke is the US healthcare system and how expensive it is. A sense of humor might cost in excess of a finger reattachment, though.