FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE DIED IN GRAIN BINS.. this is no light subject. this is dangerous. Safety is FIRST.

Maybe disneygirl has a point. We could emulate the Chinese government's approach to safety violations in some respects, like the death penalties they handed out to Chinese business executives last year over the tainted milk scandals. Compared to that, maybe Cooperative Plus' leadership isn't as bad off here in the USA, after all. But I would be glad to contribute to a fund for a plane ticket for Cinderella's relocation to China so that she could experience the wonderful conditions for Chinese workers and business owners in person.

I'm actually the type of person that will work "on the edge" of safety on occasion when it may be necessary and will be first to cut some slack for an employer but some of the employer actions/requirements I've seen/experienced goes beyond the pale.

One place I worked I very politely brought up to a manager a situation that was a back injury just waiting to happen and the response I got was like talking to a wall, and the practice just continued.

Lawsuits are just no big deal to some people I guess.

There's always someone who thinks that problems just take care of themselves. I guess Disneygirl is that someone.

The government did not crush the business, disneygirl, the business crushed the employee. It used to be employers saved loads of money by ignoring job safety. It was cheaper to hire a new employee than take the extra time and effort to perform the task safely and safety measures cost money. They did handle this issue in a constructive manner; have OSHA perform an audit of the companies safety practices, then slap a fine on the company based on the level of effort to abide by the rules, or lack thereof. You obviously have little knowledge of how some businesses took advantage of workers back in the days before labor laws were passed. Sometimes accidents are the result of employee negligence but in other cases a company's failure to follow proper policy is at fault. You would do well to become better informed instead of simply blaming the big, bad government.

Disney- How else are you going to wake up these nincompoops that think any level of safety at their business is unimportant?
It has to stop someplace regardless of what else happens.
So many businesses complain they are afraid of "lawsuits, lawsuits" but their actions defy their rhetoric..I worked at a couple places where I couldn't BELIEVE the unsafe actions REQUIRED by the "employer".
And I'm NOT making that up.
You'd think the threat of lawsuits would wake some people up but it must be their hobby to get sued and then complain to anyone who'll listen.

Over a Million in fines. Is that even realistic? Another case where the government will crush business. There must be another constructive way to handle this. Another classic reason to not have employees. Look forward to rising unemployment folks as business owners see this asses the risk and decide to do enough to just take care of thier own. Keep it up America we will all be working for China.