Loading ...OSHA Fines for Construction Fall Leading to Death
In August of 2009 a masonry worker for a Pennsylvania construction company died after falling 13 feet from the roof of the building he was working on. A fellow co-worker said they were pulling cables to the roof and they weren’t wearing a fall harness because they, “were only working on the roof of the Romanesque building.”
Today OSHA has proposed $70,000 in fines (for one willful violation), citing a failure to protect workers from falls. The company was also cited for the same violation in 2007 but failed to remedy the situation. OSHA defines a willful violation as, “one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employee safety and health.” and gives the company, “15 days to comply, request a conference with OSHA officials, or contest the ruling and fine.”
Detailed information about fall hazards and safeguards is available on OSHA’s Web site at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/fallprotection/construction.html.
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