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That doesn't seem like a very large fine for someone dying, not to mention people might be criminally responsible. (Some reporting on this subject is written to imply that this was a suicide, but that seems unclear to me.)
edited to add: it was revealed after this comment that it was in fact a suicide
This is actually the maximum amount OSHA can fine for a single instance. My understanding (not an expert or anything) is that these amounts are set in legislation, so OSHA can't increase them without Congress.
Well that's upsetting.
The fine is from an unrelated, earlier incident in Alabama. From what I found on jalopnik:
This incident with Delta that happened in Texas is under investigation.