stopthatgirl7Aug 10, 2023

Michigan meat processor ordered to pay fines after teen lost hand in grinder

The owner of a meat business in western Michigan has been ordered to pay nearly $1,200 after a 17-year-old worker lost his hand in a grinder.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/meat-processor-ordered-to-pay-fines-after-teen-lost-hand-in-grinder/

Michigan meat processor ordered to pay fines after teen lost hand in grinder

The owner of a meat business in western Michigan has been ordered to pay nearly $1,200 after a 17-year-old worker lost his hand in a grinder.

CBS Detroit
Show threadFacelikeapotatoAug 10, 2023
A hand is only worth $1200?
Show threadRickRussell_CAAug 10, 2023

Employing a minor in a dangerous profession is apparently a misdemeanor under state law. It sounds like he avoided jail time as part of a plea deal.

But, we don’t know what arrangement he might have made regarding civil liability. It’s not in the article and I can’t find it reported anywhere.

Show threadroguetrick
It's likely not even settled yet. It'll be somewhere between 100k to 500k.
Aug 10, 2023 at 1:43amWeb
Show threadRickRussell_CAAug 10, 2023
True. Possible that the victim’s lawyers wanted to wait until the formal guilty verdict before bringing a civil action, or merely use the guilty verdict as a negotiation tactic at the bargaining table.