Danny Cevallos: If allegations against the supervisors are true, ordering employees to stay at their post during a catastrophic twister is morally indefensible. - NBCNewsTHINK
But if allegations against the supervisors are true, ordering employees to stay at their post during a catastrophic twister is morally indefensible. It's especially egregious because no one should risk their life to make candles. Eight people died in the factory.
Even if this factory had instead produced stethoscopes or aspirin, it would not have been worth risking one life to stay at the conveyor belt and make those things for one additional day. There is certainly zero need to risk lives to add, for example, sandalwood and vanilla bean fragrances to candles. I get that it's the holidays, and there's probably an increased demand for pine- and cinnamon-scented votives. But it's not worth sticking around to work during a tornado.
Statistically, tornadoes are rarely deadly. If we're being fair, plenty of folks ignore tornado warnings if it interferes with their fun. The odds are that even if one touches down, it will be somewhere else and not in their backyard.folks to get inside in the event of a tornado. The supervisors might have thought the employees were as safe inside at work as they would be at home.
Undoubtedly, there will be investigations into the safety choices of the company, and lawsuits will likely follow. There will almost certainly be workers' compensation claims.Kentucky
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