snoop1130 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Italian-Thai Development Plc sued for 46 million baht in compensation for the death of two geologists Mothers of two geologists who were killed when a falling boulder crushed them to death inside a tunnel of a dam in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai last year on Wednesday jointly filed a lawsuit to the Chiang Mai provincial court demanding 46 million baht in compensation from the dam constructer, Italian-Thai Development Plc. In the lawsuit, the two plaintiffs, Mrs Penchan Sasu-anan and Mrs Orathai Siriwat, mothers of Mr Pratyawat and Mr Pathomporn, both geologists working for Italian-Thai Development Plc, told the court that they didn’t believe that the fatal incident which caused the two men’s deaths was not an act of God which could not be prevented. Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/italian-thai-development-plc-sued-46-million-baht-compensation-death-two-geologists/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-1-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 My sympathies are with the 2 mothers who lost their sons in the prime of thier life. But it is going to be more than tough to be fighting against a behemoth like Italthai which has very powerful backers and deep pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana7 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 The falling boulders in a construction site are definitely not an act of God or Buddha. They should sue for more at least 50 million each, plus costs. Safety of the work place is the employer's responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOAX Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Rip to those geologists, but wasn't the geologists there for a reason, to determine whether it was safe or not? That's why they were hired, I'm assuming. Not sure how Italthai can be sued unless they've done some obvious mistakes. But hey, I'm no lawyer. When people win in lottery, it's an act of God. When something bad happens, it's just God being mysterious... unless something bad happens to someone you don't know, then it's revenge for their sins... Humans and reasoning anno 2018 BC... I mean AD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 51 minutes ago, Banana7 said: The falling boulders in a construction site are definitely not an act of God or Buddha. They should sue for more at least 50 million each, plus costs. Safety of the work place is the employer's responsibility. Safety of a touristic place is the responsibility of a city/country right? Will the family of the electrocuted man on the Bali Hai pier Pattaya also get 50 million?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Cambodian's are killed at thai construction sites through sheer negligence on the part of the contractors every year. How many million do you think their families get? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USPatriot Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Good luck, we all know how the system works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 This company should have been shut down long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Lupatria said: This company should have been shut down long ago. Don't make blank statements without giving any reasons. Just like saying Apple or Microsoft should be closed down. For what? Italthai is the biggest infrastructure builder in Thailand employing directly or indirectly, hundreds of thousands, thai, farang, burmese, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 My old german friend's comment about Italian-Thai was: They are learning from each other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 35 minutes ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said: My old german friend's comment about Italian-Thai was: They are learning from each other! Said by a German? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 17 minutes ago, hansnl said: Said by a German? Yes, some of them are not too impressed with Italian or Thai building standards it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 5 hours ago, saakura said: Don't make blank statements without giving any reasons. Just like saying Apple or Microsoft should be closed down. For what? Italthai is the biggest infrastructure builder in Thailand employing directly or indirectly, hundreds of thousands, thai, farang, burmese, etc Just check their 'safety record' over the past years and tell me more about blank statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Lupatria said: Just check their 'safety record' over the past years and tell me more about blank statements. If their safety standards had been so abysmal that they should have been completely shut down a long time ago, they would not be in the positiin they are, even with powerful backers. I am not claiming that they are the best but your statement is exaggerated. Major corporations, Asian Development Bank, Japanese giants, UN bodies all do business with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Lupatria said: Just check their 'safety record' over the past years and tell me more about blank statements. I hate to say it, but a company's safety record is not always down to their policy, but also the day to day people working within the organisation. See below picture from late 2017, an academic entourage on a site in Bangkok to review an incident involving a collapsed pile. One guy smoking a cigarette and none of them have proper PPE. Safety is everyone's duty, and unfortunately in Thailand as many other third world counties they don't bother to educate properly. Take a look around, flip flops, bamboo ladders up to pylons, working at height without any form of harness. It's in their DNA, Buddha will take care. RIP Ps. Couldn't find the related article or enlarged picture of the whole group, only this snippet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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