On his first day on the job with Bacardi Bottling Corp. as a temporary worker, Lawrence Daquan “Day” Davis died in an accident after being crushed by a palletizer machine. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) eventually cited the company with 12 alleged safety violations relating to the death of Davis. When announcing the citations, the agency also said it was proposing nearly $200,000 in penalties.
“We are seeing untrained workers — many of them temporary workers — killed very soon after starting a new job. This must stop,” said Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for Occupational Safety and Health, in a press release. “Employers must train all employees, including temporary workers, on the hazards specific to that workplace — before they start working.”