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Legal question. If a manager left his job and two weeks later another employee lost a finger in a workplace accident, is the ex manager in any way

Posted by Loyola Jun 20 '20, 11:17

liable?

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Thanks all. -- nm - Loyola Jun 20, 12:29
Liability defaults to the employer, unless someone acted recklessly or intentionally. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Jun 20, 11:51
I guess no, it's the responsibility of the workplace, but also asking a board that's 90% American isn't going to get you a definitive answer on what - Roger More Jun 20, 11:41 1
- Here's a start (you're in Ireland, and not Northern Ireland, right?) - Roger More Jun 20, 11:44
...asking for a friend. -- nm - POTUS Jun 20, 11:26
I can't see why he would be, even if he were still working there, in most circumstances. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 20, 11:20
Did the ex manager do something specific that made the accident inevitable? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 11:19 2
- No. Employee was directed by another person to attempt to fix a machine while the engine was still running. -- nm - Loyola Jun 20, 11:22 1
  - At first blush I'd guess the liability is on the company for not providing adequate oversight and safety procedures -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 20, 11:25
I suppose there might be some scenario where it might be possible, but largely that sounds unlikely. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:19

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