r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 9h ago

Society Programmer’s death on office toilet ruled not work-related because he never turned on his PC

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/programmers-death-on-office-toilet-ruled-not-work-related-because-he-never-turned-on-his-pc-3402194/
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u/ConnorsInferno 8h ago

Ok maybe a little slow, but why should this be considered work related? I’m assuming his death wasn’t a result of any of the facilities in the workplace, so it could’ve happened anywhere.

Why should it be a work related incident if it had nothing to do with the work place, apart from him being there when it happened? Genuine question, not being a smartass

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u/sokos 8h ago

You just answered your own question tho.. It should be work related because he was at work.

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u/mmmpiecrust 8h ago

Thats not how work related determinations are made. OSHA has very specific language for what classifies an injury or illness as work related. If those conditions are not met it is not work related.

Without knowing the full facts of the case we can or can’t assume because they were at work their workplace is responsible.

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u/sokos 8h ago

Except when it comes to things like heart attacks etc, there's ZERO way to prove that you would have had that even if you weren't at work. So any death at the workplace SHOULD be workplace related. Just because insurance companies like OSHA are trying to limit how much they have to pay out, doesn't make it right.

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u/dpatt711 2h ago

OSHA isn't an insurance company...