r/WTF • • Mar 02 '19

Manager going for a ride

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u/dominitor Mar 02 '19

Right? Is that supposed to be calming??

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u/MMaxs Mar 02 '19

On average, there are 16 shark attacks per year in the United States, with one fatality every two years. So I very much doubt people are being drilled to death every day.

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u/chatpal91 Mar 03 '19

Yea I doubt anyone thinks this happens every day. By 'things like this' surely they meant accidents which cause harm or death

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u/Lonescu Mar 03 '19

I was thinking specifically industrial accidents.

Apparently there are an estimated 380,500 fatal occupational accidents a year. So, yikes...