Imagine that you are hearing a paging from the PA system “Mr. It Wasn’t me, please contact plant manager immediately”. The sound echoing through the production floor. Then here come Mr. It Wasn’t Me. He is a middle age production supervisor who has been working here for more than 20 years. He is a busy production man who did his best to get production line runs without any interruption. Sometimes, he gets the machine guarding taken out so that he can see inside the machine directly. A lot of things has been shortcut to save time.
One day, he ordered a boy, 18 years old boy to do a job that was really unsafe. He wanted that boy to climb onto a step ladder which is set on top of a metal bench. He wanted the boy to fix ceiling fans. The boy get electric shock. He fell off the ladder, knocked his head on the edge of the metal bench before landed on the floor, bleeding, unconscious.
After Investigation, Mr. It Wasn’t Me tried to explain that he did not involve in that accident. All he did is just to get the job done. “The boy supposed to do his job more carefully.” He said.
The plant manager, good friend of Mr. It Wasn’t Me, also said, “The boy is just a man-power-supplied staff. He is not really our employee.
The HR manager also confirmed that the statement of Mr. Plant Manager is correct. According to Thai Labor Law, the boy is not on the company payroll.
The Company Lawer also confirmed that the death of 18 years old boy is not a company accountability. There is no proof that anyone in the company gave order to that boy to perform such a risky action. The ignorance act leading to the death or injury is not possible to apply for Mr. It Wasn’t Me.
Family of the boy bring their son home quietly.
End of the story of Mr. It Wasn’t Me.
