The interior decorator had the responsibility to cover the floor opening under OSHA regulations. Had one of her employees fallen thru the opening, she would be guilty of a “serious and willful” violation of the safety regulations. She didn’t do her job!!!
Sounds funny at first but Interior Designers face big risks. We normally think of them as running around someone home picking drapes, and they do do that. But they also run around dangerous construction sites with open holes etc.
Because they think they run no risks, very few of them carry workers’ compensation coverage. With out WC here are her options.
1. Sue Anderson Cooper, a long shot, did AC even close on the unit yet?
2. Sue the GC/Developer, again a long shot, will the GL cover someone who should have had WC? Most GL policies I see explicitly exclude contractors of any type.
3. Sue her PC agent who let her run a business without comp…..
Look what this business has done to us. Every single one of us (I include myself) jumped to the same conclusion, without an iota of supporting data. The article didn’t give us a whole lot to go on, maybe they don’t want to taint the jury pool, but we all assumed she acted irresponsibly. Maybe Anderson covered the pole hole (it really is funny) with a piece of cardboard, or a Persian rug. Maybe she tripped over an Emmy, who knows? But we can’t presume that he doesn’t hold some degree of negligence. At least not with the info provided so far.
Grizzled and CSP you are both right and the rest of you are idiots. Lets assume she was aware of the hole from being there prior. ITS A HOLE UN THE FLOOR and therefore by definition a dangerous condition. If she slipped or lost her footing and fell in the hole, it doesn’t take away from the fact that an uncovered hole that size in flooring is a negligent condition.
I agree with Jaded…everyone jumped to the conclusion she did something wrong. Without knowing, was she an individual who was not subject to the WC law? As a homeowner, you are responsible for injury resulting from falls on your property. I would opine though that the renovation / general contractor will have to defend his actions in not covering the hole. Obviously situations like this involving celebs bring out the opinions that this person might just be looking for a “golden parachute” but let’s be careful before rushing to judgment.
When I started out adjusting claims, and dinosaurs roamed the earth, a major claims’ consideration was effective notice or knowledge of a hazard. Have we “Progressed” past that concept?
Besides, anyone that has seen Ghostbusters knows how cool it would be to have a Firemans Pole in your house.
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Good one…… : )
What did the hole look like when she started on the 1st floor? So how could that same hole be on the 2nd floor too?
I’m surprised Anderson Cooper didn’t keep the pole for some of his boyfriends to slide down on.
All very perplexing….
I bet she was walking around and texting at the same time. Another good reason to not walk and text at the same time.
The interior decorator had the responsibility to cover the floor opening under OSHA regulations. Had one of her employees fallen thru the opening, she would be guilty of a “serious and willful” violation of the safety regulations. She didn’t do her job!!!
Sounds funny at first but Interior Designers face big risks. We normally think of them as running around someone home picking drapes, and they do do that. But they also run around dangerous construction sites with open holes etc.
Because they think they run no risks, very few of them carry workers’ compensation coverage. With out WC here are her options.
1. Sue Anderson Cooper, a long shot, did AC even close on the unit yet?
2. Sue the GC/Developer, again a long shot, will the GL cover someone who should have had WC? Most GL policies I see explicitly exclude contractors of any type.
3. Sue her PC agent who let her run a business without comp…..
Look what this business has done to us. Every single one of us (I include myself) jumped to the same conclusion, without an iota of supporting data. The article didn’t give us a whole lot to go on, maybe they don’t want to taint the jury pool, but we all assumed she acted irresponsibly. Maybe Anderson covered the pole hole (it really is funny) with a piece of cardboard, or a Persian rug. Maybe she tripped over an Emmy, who knows? But we can’t presume that he doesn’t hold some degree of negligence. At least not with the info provided so far.
I wouldnt be surprised!
Grizzled and CSP you are both right and the rest of you are idiots. Lets assume she was aware of the hole from being there prior. ITS A HOLE UN THE FLOOR and therefore by definition a dangerous condition. If she slipped or lost her footing and fell in the hole, it doesn’t take away from the fact that an uncovered hole that size in flooring is a negligent condition.
I agree with Jaded…everyone jumped to the conclusion she did something wrong. Without knowing, was she an individual who was not subject to the WC law? As a homeowner, you are responsible for injury resulting from falls on your property. I would opine though that the renovation / general contractor will have to defend his actions in not covering the hole. Obviously situations like this involving celebs bring out the opinions that this person might just be looking for a “golden parachute” but let’s be careful before rushing to judgment.
When I started out adjusting claims, and dinosaurs roamed the earth, a major claims’ consideration was effective notice or knowledge of a hazard. Have we “Progressed” past that concept?
Besides, anyone that has seen Ghostbusters knows how cool it would be to have a Firemans Pole in your house.