In two separate cases, OSHA has issued citations to construction contractors for exposing workers to fatal fall hazards. Twin Pines Construction Inc., an Everett, Mass.-based wood framing contractor faces $336,200 in proposed fines for violations at worksites in Plymouth and Reading, Mass. The Plymouth inspection was initiated March 15 after a worker suffered broken ribs and leg injuries when an unbraced wooden roof truss system collapsed around him at a worksite. The Reading inspection was opened the same day after OSHA received a complaint about possible safety hazards at a jobsite. OSHA found that employees were exposed to falls, struck-by and impalement hazards.
In addition, OSHA has proposed $272,720 in fines against four New York contractors for safety hazards identified during the construction of a midtown Manhattan hotel. Mamaroneck-based Flintlock Construction Services, LLC, the general contractor on the project, received the largest penalties of $249,920 for violating OSHA’s fall protection and scaffolding standards after exposing workers to potentially fatal falls of up to 26 feet while on scaffolding. V&P Altitude Corp. in Brooklyn, SMK Associates in Astoria and Maspeth Steel Fabricators in Maspeth also received citations and fines for violations including lack of fall protection and scaffolding, electrical and personal protective equipment violations.
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