ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Dr. David Michaels, former head of OSHA, about the investigations into the tornado-related deaths at a Kentucky candle factory and Illinois Amazon warehouse.
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These media stations lying about how many deaths it truly was they trying to protect these wicked Ceo's/Owners especially that super Billionaire Bezos.That candle factory survivors all was saying people died instantly and others was dying slow..
Typical leftist media, blame the employer. Here is thing, this was a world class tornado in terms of destructive power (I would assume, from what I've seen, an F5), unless you are in a tunnel underground with a metal or concrete trapdoor, there is NO safe place. I know of a case in the Joplin F5 tornado, where a family had a newer home WITH a full basement (very rare down south, but there were from up north originally and built the home with a full basement as typical of northern homes). They had ample warning, got into the basement under the stairs. They took a direct hit from the F5 and there was not a single stick of wood left, and it sucked them out of the basement and killed them both.
Never knew OSHA can only work with only with Union Companies?? Denying an act of God? Because this is predictable?…really? the exact path the time on the ground the size of the Tornado is all
predictable? How do you explain the same union companies taking their business to China, Mexico and other parts of the world where there is no OSHA? This is opionion and also greed can be involved… Does OSHA control that? Working with both union and non-union companies you can see good and bad in both, the biggest opportunity is greed and some of the union companies can have policies that are worse then a really carring private individual for their employees, believe we must avoid too much thought and blame and start realizing and encouraging caring people with solid values….that exceeds union or non union companies, party lines, even possibly OSHA? They can process and control the small business for sure?, but could the large business corruptly control them? Do the large companies have say in government policies and leaders? Do they give them trips, perks, parties etc? Is there real fairness always in some of the unions? We could or should be asking those questions as well? Just heard Rand Paul address this similar issue on Newsmax, what he said was also important… .he was not casting blame right now but giving examples of help that is needed right now …more than one thought causes unity and healing. We can heal or divide….what are we promoting?
Quit playing the Biden climate crisis narrative it's a reason for him to put dollars in his pockets from China!
So if 1 employee dies on the job from a safety violation, OSHA fines that company thousands but if 8 employees die by a tornado OSHA does nothing. The tornado was on the ground for an hour heading their way with weather warnings issued so far in advance that had the factory closed at the time of the warning, all their employees would have had plenty of time to take shelter. Abhorrible! Blood on the hands of those responsible!
I've come to realize, these employers don't care about thier employees usually besides costco
The employees BEGGED to go home & were told they'd be fired. They weren't even allowed to stop working & shelter in a broom closet, bathroom, or whatever. It is ABSOLUTELY the fault of this company. Any DECENT company would have let their employees go home for the night to be with & protect their families
you mean boxes wrapped in flimsy tin and stapled together by rivets was a bad idea for tornado valley??? ive been saying this a looooonnnngggg time… disasters waiting to happen, and now it has. Subterranean buildings is what we need to do, but capitalism always steps in the way. So this problem will never be solved.
My home is made of reinforced concrete. It is earthquake and tornado proof.
You can’t plan for this. And if you could how would you put a price tag on it? We have too many laws now.
They had a plan! Pay low wages, work them to death! And hire more low wage people!
Look at what the climate gods did…LOL
It should be law that each workplace should have a room designed to with hold the force of a tornado, at least in the midwest/tornado alley area. There's a reason basements exist in these places. You shouldn't have to die by being forced to work through a bad storm
Yes keep your employees home during in climate weather conditions
Here's your plan SEND YOUR WORKERS HOLE OR BUILD A GOD DAMN DISASTER SHELTER UNDER YOUR WAREHOUSE!!! Bam that'll be 10K.
US military testing man made tornadoes
We are definitely going to war soon it’s imminent !Hopefully you stocked up on canned food & water
Biden kisses china ass and let’s them get away with eliminating millions of people worldwide !
Corrupt Biden’s get millions of dollars from china
The GOP business model. Don’t stop working even if your life depends on it. It’s all about their bottom line.
Humans deserve this
Employer need to plan? WTF ? How about planning for the end of the world…….employer, “ In the case of world destruction, you are allowed to leave your jobâ€Â.
Plan to tell your supervisors NO I will not put my life on the line for you or the corporate monsters who said you will be fired if you leave..
Only time the government talks about OSHA is when they want to make a vaccine mandate after they've been defunding them and making them weaker for years it's not going to change tyrant employers someone like our democratic government that seems to know what's best for everybody
Warehouses aren’t built for 24/7 residential use. This is why the fire & building codes differ for warehouses then for say condo buildings designed for 24/7 occupation. They are vulnerable in storms like that or say heavy snowfall on a flat unreinforced roof. 🤷ðŸÂ¼â€Â♀ï¸Â
My heart has been so heavy for these people but it just not the fault of this business that the tornado leveled this building or any of the other thousands of buildings and homes. People are looking to blame someone.
Why? This is no big deal. Trumptards say anything with a "low mortality rate" is no reason for concern.
Most companies to have a plan for when your whole building is destroyed the planes that don't work out as perfect as you plan them
The federal government literally made this impossible when it was made public that media facilities had installed bomb shelters in their buildings to house only their managers and higher and local politicians, during the cold war and then tried to cover it up by filling them with concrete while secretly building new ones in other locations.
They said Fu..k You KEEP WORKING. unfortunately this is how coupopret America works Also under paid and you guys think God will Allow this to Go on? Only to Those who thinks this country is God's Gift to the world. When In reality it's the Totally opposite. Is it Humaine to Print money that's not backed by Gold or silver?? This question is for those who can see with More than the External eye.
Yeah.. How about putting money toward REAL climate change like the planet has and will go through with or without man. Instead of sending money to China for a new muffler.
I live in Oklahoma.. tornado alley.
This video is promoting propaganda.
An employer has no control over these twisters.
They follow state safety protocols.
I can tell you, when a twister is cited, mega alarms and warning go out.
The Moore Oklahoma twister was intense.
We had two hours to evacuate to safety. Now a safe place doesn't guarantee you will survive once it hits.
Nothing is safe.
The may 3 twister literally gouged the earth. So even if you were under ground…you still be dead with that one..
It scooped up everything in its way.
During Moore twister, I evacuated to Norman.
The warning was to get put of Moore!
Most do. Apparently, people didn’t go to where they needed to at Amazon. Also-the issue of not being allowed to leave is moot. The tornado was already coming and you don’t try to outrun a tornado. The location of the building made it really impossible to get anywhere else safely as it wasn’t in the middle of town-it was out by the I-255 bypass highway by farmland.
Bruh what kind of plan would prepare you from this
employees need safty. they need the right to say "no i won't work today". land lords are a public health hazard. rent is extortion. let people and the planet rest
“Don’t tell me what to do… can’t tell me to watch out for tornadosâ€Â
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WISH THE CREW AND THEIR LOVE ONES SAFE AND PEACE
I work at an Amazon fulfillment center. Our evacuation assembly point is clearly marked infront of the building in the parking lot for us. I was never told that's where we meet when we evacuate. I can clearly see that's where we would go if the need arises.
You all don't see it do you… how they play with you… how they just control everything u think!!!