Workplace Incident Case Study

The purpose of this Case Study is to review a workplace dispute and determine where the blame falls on for the accident, the company, or the employee. With prodigious judgment, analyze of workers compensation leads to opportunities for on the job accidents in finding fault to deny a claim. The Company is shrewd in effect not to pay for the worker’s compensation. Therefore, both parties have a difference of opinion as to who is at fault and each is claiming that the other is the cause for the incident. The incident in question happened on June 7 when John Schmidt severely injured his hand while pushing a large piece of wood through a table saw while working in the shop. It is important that both parties present their case, since a decision to

It is the possibility that all three played a role in the mishap of the accident.

During the inquiry, the supervisor produced, written maintenance records that were in satisfactory order. Although at some point, a co-worker backed up the claim of the injured worker, he believed that the table saw was not safe for use. Despite reliable maintenance documentation of the equipment, however, it is determined the table saw’s safety guard is poorly designed. Therefore, the design, layout left little protection for the users of the equipment. The company disregarded options that they could take in order to provide a safe environment for their employees. The injured employee definite, that he followed all the company 's safety procedures in which he trained to anticipate when working with machinery. In addition, other workers felt the equipment that, the company use was hazardous due to the safety guard poorly designed and

As it turned out the company releasing poor quality equipment hoping no one would notice, or refusing to put the extra time and money into fixing a bad batch and ship the consignment into the population. More than likely the manufacturer plays a role in the injury to the employee, if the merchandise produced is less than the expectation of quality. In addition, later, caused injury to the employee because the safety guard seems poorly designed graphically and did not function to the full potential. Yes, the company when faced with complaints that the table saw According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration known as OSHA, safeguards must meet minimum requirements. They must prevent contact with dangerous moving parts. These instruments are safely secured and not easily remove or tamper with. Moreover, they provide protection from falling objects onto moving parts, keeping them away from sharp edges or the blades. The manufactory put on notice about the exposure of their