Gas company fined $4,900 in blast that killed two workers

[truthpusher]

I don't know about you, but this story kind of irritates me.

http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050223/APN/502230529&cachetime=5

Last updated: February 23. 2005 12:43AM

Gas company fined $4,900 in blast that killed two workers

The Associated Press

A gas company where two men died in an explosion in October has been fined $4,900 for safety violations.

Steve Jackson and Gary Garner were installing a computer system on a propane-delivery truck parked inside Jenkins Gas and Oil Inc. on Oct. 14 when the explosion happened, company president John Robert Mattocks has said.

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They were using a battery-operated drill to remove a broken bolt from the rear of the truck, according to a citation from the state Department of Labor Division of Safety and Health.

"It was one of those situations that had been done a number of times and somehow under certain circumstances (the gas ignited)," Mattocks said.

The blast destroyed the building and five trucks.

complete story:
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050223/APN/502230529&cachetime=5

[Erika]

1. Somehow the gas ignited?

And they were fined this small amount while two workers lost their lives? We must have a two term GOP president in office. Republicans have always felt that employees/workers were only a necessary slime ingredient to produce profits for employers.

[burrowowl]

2. OSHA has not been

that effective even under Dem presidents.
Germany was shocked at France's work accidents, but compared to the U$ ... very very small. Workers are better trained and Unions can raise ruckuses and Joe Six-Pack will agree with them as opposed to here in the U$.
Also in Europe CEO's, etc. can be and are sent to prison and not just given puny fines.

[Erika]

3. Carelessness of the employer caused the deaths of two lives

and the employer is fined $4,900. Sounds GOP to me.

[burrowowl]

4. Was privy to something that

happened under Clinton. The company was not even fined. Let's say that the recent Dems have become very GOP or don't have a spine and the Murikan people are clueless.

[Erika]

5. How long can you blame Clinton?

Bush has been in office four years. Let's hold him accountable.

[burrowowl]

6. I'm not blaming Clinton

anymore than any other Prez. but since Raygun, proper OSHA enforcenemt has not occurred under the Executive Branch and I am sorry to say that Clinton did not change the tendency. WAKE UP! And I hope you don't work in a job that is safety critical!

[Erika]

7. Wake up to what?

Should Bush now be responsible?

[Erika]

8. That's a simple enough question

Should Clinton or Bush be held accountable? When is Clinton relieved?

[Ian David]

9. Thank God for tort reform. Damn trial lawyers