Mcwane Case

The McWane Company has been a leader in the world of injured workers. Many people have died or had a severe injury while working in one of their factories. My cousin was severely injured in one such factory, the factory of Tyler Pipe. Tyler Pipe was a horrible place, whenever I talked to my cousin, he always used to say he hated working at the place, and it always felt dangerous. He was proven right when he sustained a serious injury there. It is horrible to see someone injured by the negligence, and apathy towards safety like in Tyler Pipe. I believe companies like McWane need to face harsher consequences, the fact that many people had to die and lots more had to be injured before the factory changed its ways is proof of this. My injured cousin told me about the vast amounts of injuries, and it proves something needed to change. The as cited by Time, the Tyler Pipe factory had over 4,600 reported injuries, and 9
My cousin had multiple situation where he was almost injured or killed, finally he was injured. The company should not have been able to continue production while it was known by OSHA that they were so unsafe. The fault lies not only with McWane, but also with the people in charge of making sure they are safe. When someone dies, it should be made sure that the whole factory is made safe before it can run again. This could have saved of at least a few of the workers. Shane Shaw was an employee of Tyler Pipe. Because of the lack of respirators and proper safety training he almost died of arsenic poisoning (A Families Fortune, 2003). This all happened in 1998. The company did not change its ways until much later. The company should have completely changed its safety program after someone almost died because of it. A way to fix this would be to add annual safety exams for employees, this would make sure they know the information, and are able to create a safer factory