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17-year-old employee killed in shredder; can family sue for wrongful death?


October 14, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, Lawsuits, new court decision, Safety training, Safety vs. production, Special Report, State OSHAs, Teen workers, What do you think?, Workers' comp, Young people and safety

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A company removed guards from a shredder, assigned an underage employee to use it and didn’t train him. The teen was crushed to death in the shredder. Does the teen’s family have a case for wrongful death, or are they limited to workers’ comp death benefits?

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