willful violation
cmonforton | July 11, 2013"A worker's first day at work shouldn't be his last day on earth," was OSHA chief David Michaels' reaction to the work-related death of Lawrence Daquan "Day" Davis. The 21-year old was crushed in a palletizer machine on August 16, 2012 at the Bacardi Bottling facility in Jacksonville, FL. Davis was a temp worker hired by Remedy Intelligent Staffing. It was his first day on assignment to the Bacardi plant.
An OSHA inspection following the fatality resulted in citations against Bacardi for two willful and nine serious violations. Five of the violations, including those classified as willful…