Recent fines and awards
Florida
- Cathcart Construction Company-Florida LLC was cited for exposing employees to excavation hazards at worksites in Orlando and Winter Garden. The general contractor faces $303,611 in penalties.
- Skanska-Granite-Lane, a joint venture operating as SGL Constructors, was cited for exposing employees to safety hazards at the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project worksite in Orlando. One worker suffered fatal injuries and another was hospitalized. The contractor faces $53,976 in penalties.
Georgia
- Creative Multicare Inc., a carpet restoration, plumbing, and resurfacing contractor based in Stockbridge, was cited for exposing employees to safety and health hazards after a fatal incident at a worksite in Perry. The company faces $183,127 in penalties for failure to properly manage the handling and labeling of hazardous chemicals.
- Martin-Pinero CPM LLC, a construction contractor based in Atlanta, was cited for exposing employees to fall hazards after a fatal incident at a highway construction project in Atlanta. The company faces $170,020 in penalties. The inspection was conducted in conjunction with the Regional Emphasis Program on Falls in Construction.
Illinois
- Three employers, Northwestern University, Hill Mechanical Corp., and National Heat & Power Corp., were cited for exposing workers to permit-required confined space hazards associated with underground steam vaults. Northwestern University was cited for failing to provide required information to contractors and coordinate activities, identify and evaluate high-pressure steam as a hazard, isolate steam energy, perform air monitoring, provide required signage, complete entry permits, evaluate their confined space hazard program and ensure the ability to rescue employees from a confined space. It faces penalties of $105,835. Hill Mechanical Corp. was cited for failing to obtain information from the host employer and coordinate activities, identify and evaluate hazards of the space, isolate steam energy, perform air monitoring, complete entry permits, provide required confined space training and ensure the ability to rescue employees from a confined space. The company faces penalties of $105,835. National Heat & Power Corp., the contractor brought in to complete the repairs, faces penalties of $24,292 for four serious violations involving failing to obtain information from the host employer, adequately isolate steam energy, provide required confined space training, and complete entry permits.
Missouri
- Skinner Tank Company, based in Yale, Oklahoma, was cited for lack of fall protection after an employee constructing a storage tank suffered fatal injuries in a 50-foot fall at a Missouri agricultural facility. The company faces $415,204 in penalties for two willful and 11 serious safety violations and has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Virginia
- A $5,000 citation against a naval contractor that trains sea lions to detect trespassers was upheld after the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission determined that a failure to mitigate drowning hazards led to the death of an employee. The Reston-based Science Applications International Corp was cited under the General Duty Clause.
Wisconsin
- MODS International Inc., a fabrication company that converts shipping containers into commercial and residential structures, was cited for exposing employees to multiple hazards at their facility in Appleton. The company faces penalties of $216,299 for seven repeat and seven serious safety and health violations. The company is contesting the citations.
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