NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 257.10
WILLFULLY VIOLATING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF NORTH CAROLINA RESULTING IN DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with willfully violating a standard,
rule, regulation, or order of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of
North Carolina (OSHANC) resulting in the death of an employee.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant is an employer.1
Second, that the defendant willfully violated a [standard] [rule]
[regulation] [order] of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North
Carolina by (describe conduct)2.
Third, that the violation resulted in the death of an employee.3
And Fourth, that the employee was [eighteen years of age or older]
[under eighteen years of age].4
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that, on or
about the alleged date, the defendant was an employer, the defendant
violated a [standard] [rule] [regulation] [order] of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of North Carolina by (describe conduct), that the
violation resulted in the death of any employee, and that the employee
was [eighteen years of age or older] [under eighteen years of age], it
would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or
have a reasonable doubt as to one or more of these things, it would be
your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.5
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 257.10 (June 2010). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-139. Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-24
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