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Aerows

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39. False

Wed May 27, 2015, 11:41 PM

May 2015

Why are you chiming on this point so heavily, since from the small business owner's point of view it is DEMONSTRABLY false?

Why do you care so much to defend Halliburton?

Also, employer's PAY for worker's compensation insurance. It's not free.

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OSHA fines Halliburton $7K in fracking site blast that killed 1 worker, injured 2 in Weld County [View all] madamesilverspurs May 2015 OP

That'll teach 'em! Orrex May 2015 #1

So now we know what a life is worth. jwirr May 2015 #2

Thats even less than the $25,000 per death for the 4 killed at Dupont outside of Houston! Dustlawyer May 2015 #21

Totally agree. jwirr May 2015 #24

K? underpants May 2015 #3

This seems worse than no fine at all, a deliberately cruel message to workers and their families. enough May 2015 #4

Cheney probably paid that fine personally from the roll of $100's he keeps next to the toilet. bluesbassman May 2015 #5

Workplace accidents are governed by workers compensation. former9thward May 2015 #25

Um, no. Not just no, or um no, but resoundingly - NO. Aerows May 2015 #37

Um yes. former9thward May 2015 #40

If you managed OSHA inspectors in their Chicago office Aerows May 2015 #42

Look up worker compensation laws. former9thward May 2015 #43

I doubt you Aerows May 2015 #46

If you knew anything about it you would not make your posts. former9thward May 2015 #48

*I* am trying to mislead Aerows May 2015 #50

I replied to #5. former9thward May 2015 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author former9thward May 2015 #43

Just a darn second, there! gratuitous May 2015 #6

Unfreezing frozen high pressure (3500 lb/sq") is a dangerous job, bvar22 May 2015 #7

There's more cash than that in change rolling around on the floor of one of their ChisolmTrailDem May 2015 #8

Sure hate to see these poor corps going bankrupt from these horrendous fines. Mnemosyne May 2015 #9

True Enthusiast May 2015 #17

It seriously keeps me up at night. Mnemosyne May 2015 #31

If you control the political system, you control everything. cali May 2015 #10

Truer words were never spoken. Enthusiast May 2015 #18

I hope they didn't have to dig in their couches too long to scrape that up. peecoolyour May 2015 #11

WOW ... aggiesal May 2015 #12

I imagine some Republicans sent Cheney a sympathy card for his loss. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #13

There goes their budget for the toothpicks they use to pick their teeth. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #14

They fined Halliburton seven grand? KamaAina May 2015 #15

I'm not a lawyer, but I wonder if this might give something solid Jackpine Radical May 2015 #16

Workplace accidents are governed by workers compensation. former9thward May 2015 #26

False Aerows May 2015 #39

You don't know what you are talking about. former9thward May 2015 #41

Actually Aerows May 2015 #45

Workplace accidents are governed by workers compensation. former9thward May 2015 #47

You really have no Aerows May 2015 #49

I didn't fine thme 7k. former9thward May 2015 #53

Thanks Obama! Aerows May 2015 #54

If it was 8 years ago you would be screaming about the Bush OSHA. former9thward May 2015 #57

Um, yeah, I'm well known Aerows May 2015 #58

Wow! That's really going to cut deep. That might be an entire second's worth of profits. n/t Bossy Monkey May 2015 #19

2014 profit according to the BBC - only $622m, poor things. I am not good at math right now or would Mnemosyne May 2015 #32

Oh nooooos, it can't be true.. mountain grammy May 2015 #20

7K for killing someone Aerows May 2015 #22

Who runs Bartertown? Rex May 2015 #30

Forget about the money. Shooting Dick Cheney out of a cannon seems like a more Guy Whitey Corngood May 2015 #23

I would like to see that also. Cool image in brain now. nt Mnemosyne May 2015 #33

Something stinks here. What are typical fines for this sort of thing? Glimmer of Hope May 2015 #27

I rarely recall ever seeing a fine that was of any real consequence to these sociopaths. nt Mnemosyne May 2015 #35

their CEO was selling papers at my last intersection before getting to work today spanone May 2015 #28

Too lazy to even wash windows! Sorry for your heart, spanone. nt Mnemosyne May 2015 #34

Who runs Bartertown!? Yeah you know who. Rex May 2015 #29

seeing as it's Halliburton, I'm surprised the government doesn't give THEM money for the inconvenien Doctor_J May 2015 #36

If you run a small business Aerows May 2015 #38

So, the price of 1%ers taking a human life belonging to the 99% Jamastiene May 2015 #51

Fines don't equal the value of the worker to the family left behind Omaha Steve May 2015 #55

Exactly. Jamastiene May 2015 #59

One month of corporate golf club fees? Vinca May 2015 #56