How much added workers compensation risk

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Franco Chen, a production foreman for Acme Machine Company, was discussing an unusual situation with Bill Johnson, a line supervisor. "Bill, I've got a bit of a problem. That new applicant for the number 7 drill press job seems to be just the person we need. He has the skill and experience to handle the job. The fact that he has sight in only one eye doesn't affect his ability to perform adequately. Yet I am worried about two things. First, he said he lost his sight in the bad eye because of a steel shaving from a drill press ten years ago. That bothers me about this job, with a possibility of a reoccurrence. Second, I know that management would be upset if he lost his only good eye because he would be totally blind and the workers' compensation settlement would be much higher for him than for a less experienced worker with two good eyes. It's a hard decision for me to make." Bill replied, "I don't know much about the technical aspects of that problem, but I think I would hire the experienced fellow. In fact, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that we not discriminate against him."

What obligation (if any) does the company have toward the new worker, if he is hired, to make his workplace extra safe?

How much added workers' compensation risk will the company be assuming by hiring the worker with one good eye rather than a worker with normal vision?

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