Worker death in Louisiana confined space showcases dangerous trend
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Early this year, Elmer Perez began his Monday shift at 9 a.m., welding inside a ship at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors in Houma, Louisiana.  Hours after Perez skipped lunch, his coworkers went looking for the undocumented immigrant from Guatemala. They found him unconscious inside the small space he was working in. The workers removed his body […]

Workers are killed every year while performing dangerous jobs inside confined spaces. Some have died because of lack of oxygen, toxic gases like argon and fires, to mention a few causes. In 2022, 44 workers died in confined spaces — a 41% increase from a decade earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The same agency issued a 2020 report showing that 1,030 workers died from occupational injuries involving a confined space from 2011 to 2018.

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  • girlfreddy
    51·
    6 months ago

    Fines should be as follows:

    1st death = $1 million

    2nd death = company is shut down and assets sold

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      61·
      6 months ago

      And prison for the people sending these workers to their deaths.