"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" Martin Luther King, Jr.

Donna Puleio MD

Personal tragedy and grevious loss cause radical change in an individual's world view and a reevaluation of "things that matter". My brother, Gary Puleio, was killed on August 15, 2001 as a result of unsafe working conditions, inadequate regulatory oversite and the pursuit of corporate greed over workers' needs.

What matters to me now is the creation of a just society that values workers and puts peoples' needs and well being before profits.

Donna Puleio MD
"Capital is reckless of the health or length of the life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society"---Karl Marx

Saturday, August 18, 2007

U.S. Proposes $2.78 Million Fine in Worker’s Death - New York Times

"Days after Mr. Torres died, Cintas issued a statement, largely blaming him for the accident, saying he had violated safety rules by climbing on top of a conveyor to dislodge jammed clothing."

This is so similar to what was claimed in my brother Gary's case...that Gary 'just wandered up there" on his own at the end of his truck driving shift to shovel gravel off the hopper rather than being assigned this task...in Gary's case OSHA believed this implausible claim...hopefully in this case the corporation will be held acountable..it will be interesting to see how much Cintas will be able to negotiate this fine down to

U.S. Proposes $2.78 Million Fine in Worker’s Death - New York Times
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