[N3WBI3]

In this case it would not have saved his life, the debris was far too liquified to save him, but by not having it there the broke the law and thus by definition comitted a crime. In my short stint as a safety inspector for USACE I would have never let a man go down into a rain soaked trench...

[Indie]

And then there were the lawyers

"Government MEANS betrayal. OSHA is a pussycat just like the FCC and the FAA. Worthless.

As far as the trench, the boy was under duress and feared being out of work. Yeah he should have known better, but that is why the Safety Officer is supposed to be there to take the heat, and not allow anyone within 50 yards of this trench.

The company owner needs to rot in hell along with every freeking lawyer on this case that made this family's life hell. Lawyers s***. They ought to be banned from ALL government service, elected or appointed. IMO.