PPC’s consultant, in a confidential report to executive manager, cited the accident/incident theory in explaining his view of why the injuries occurred. In this report, the consultant said that Huttle was guilty of applying “it won’t happen here” logic when he made a conscious decision to neglect his duties at PPC in favor of his duties with the professional safety organization. Of course, the employees themselves were guilty of not following clearly established procedures. However, because Huttle’s neglect was also a major contributing factor, PPC decided to settle out of court.