The owner of the meat processing plant was ordered to pay a whopping $1143 to a teen who lost his hand in a meat grinder
Does that even cover a hospital bill in the US?
My interpretation was that this is just a fine as a deterrence and the kid will have to sue them to get actual compensation. Of course the fine is so ridiculously low it wouldn't deter jack shit.
Lmao nowhere even close, just walking into an ER usually costs at least $3k if you're uninsured 
Most ambulance rides in the US are around that cost alone
Phew! He'll be able to pay for his ambulance ride to the hospital. The system works 
The really sad part is that the court had to force this dude to pay up $1,000. It's not like he just handed him a few C notes and told him to scram. This is ridiculous.
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It's a good thing LE FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS are no longer as PROFITABLE for ENTITLED PLAINTIFFS 
If you think about it, he's lost potential earnings of that and more (with inflation) for the rest of his life. Another 40+ years of work to account for.
They should at the very least have to pay him 40 hours worth of wages every week for the rest of his life, plus extra for the trauma.
Yep.
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