[AT] OT Darwin

[Dave Rotigel]

And did you notice that the MANAGEMENT was held responsible because the 
workers were stuck on stupid!
         Dave

At 11:45 PM 10/7/2005, you wrote:
>Boy, that was a nasty accident. I have to admit I'm kinda torn as to who owns
>the blame for this one. On one hand my nine year old knows that it takes more
>than a single 3/8" chain to secure 23,000lbs on the back of a truck. On the
>other hand I realize that a good portion of the workforce has no common sense
>and you need to hold their hand for the most basic of tasks. Unfortunately,
>these rules are in place to protect the "lowest common denominator" in the
>workforce...clearly this guy was one of them. Thanks for posting the link 
>Dave!
>
>Karl
>
>In a message dated 10/7/05 10:55:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>deereman1000 at hotmail.com writes:
>
> > I just came across a pretty unanimous Darwin winner from a few years 
> ago on
> >
> > >a govt mining site...
> > >
> > >Picture - http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/1997/FAB97C26.HTM
> > >Report - http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/1997/FTL97C26.HTM
> > >
> > >...anybody have the load rating for a single 3/8" chain?
> > >
> > >In typical govt fashion, the company was cited...
> > >
> > >
> > >Dave Merchant
> > >kosh at nesys.com
> > >nesys_com at ameritech.net
>
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