Good to know that a meteor or an asteroid falling on your head is one thing that cannot be attributed to personal negligence and considered a no-fault event.

However, if you are the victim of a robbery or mugging, shark attack, got swindled by your stock broker, or your house is leveled by an a volcanic eruption/lava flow, that is definitely your own damn fault.

 

if you are the victim of a robbery or mugging, shark attack, got swindled by your stock broker, or your house is leveled by an a volcanic eruption/lava flow, that is definitely your own damn fault.

Well, it can be argued that way and some may:

mugging: you are at the wrong place at the wrong time. Your fault;
shark attack: reclessness on your part. Your fault;
swindled: didn't do enough due diligence on your broker. or too greedy. Clearly your fault;
house destroyed: well, why did you build so close to the risk? Your fault.

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In a society where you can be blamed for others taking advantage of your charity, anything can happen.

 

So you can attribute no randomness, probability, distraction, forgetfulness, or spontaneity to human behavior?

Sounds like a system to direct blame, while the responsible party is protected.

Life is full of un-intended action. Many say life itself is but an accident.

That is right. It is expensive, time consuming and a constant effort but large manufacturing sites have multiyear records of zero on the job injuries - including non-chemical related injuries like trips, falls, car crashes or anything else.

A culture that holds handrails when using stairs, not walking while using your phone, not driving while using phone, analyzing the best spring tension for self closing doors, and on, and on and on.

Ultimately, each of us is responsible for our own safety and, it is amazing how your decision process changes once everybody around you decides safety is important and the risk of going home with a work related injury is not a risk worth taking.

Part of our jobs is to identify and fix anything that could result in an injury (or report it to be fixed). From putting salt on a snow covered walkway to rerouting an extension cord that might be a trio hazard.

It starts happening at home too.