The owner of the meat processing plant was ordered to pay a whopping $1143 to a teen who lost his hand in a meat grinder

Link to the article

  • fidodo@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    14
    ·
    1 year ago

    My interpretation was that this is just a fine as a deterrence and the kid will have to sue them to get actual compensation. Of course the fine is so ridiculously low it wouldn’t deter jack shit.

    • temptest [any]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      1 year ago

      That’s probably the case/intent, since that article called it a fine. And yes you’re right, it’s a very trivial fine to a large enough corporation - I’d assume it’s cheaper to pay half a dozen fines and settlements than to systematically prevent this kind of thing from happening. The ‘recall formula’ scene in Fight Club comes to mind.