A Delaware County construction company is facing
thousands of dollars in fines after putting its employees at risk of a 20-foot
fall while they worked at a Graduate Hospital site, according to the U.S.
Department of Labor.
Havertown-based DMAC Construction failed to provide fall
protection – like a guardrail or safety net – to its workers who were stuccoing
the roof of a home on the 2200 block of Bainbridge Street in mid-June,
according the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The owner of DMAC Construction has a long history of OSHA
citations.
The citation, issued Dec. 14, imposes a $70,000 fine on
DMAC Construction.
And this isn't the first OSHA citation the owner of the
Delco construction company has faced. Darren McGee owes approximately $310,000
and has failed to pay any penalties since 2010.
One previous fine came after two of his workers came into
contact with power lines. Two of his companies – DMAC Construction and McGee
Plastering & Stucco Inc. – are considered Severe Violators by OSHA, which
has another three cases against him in contest.
"Despite several previous citations and penalties
for repeatedly jeopardizing worker safety, DMAC owner Darren McGee has yet to
do the right thing," said Nicholas DeJesse of OSHA's Philadelphia area
office. "He continues exposing employees to life-threatening hazards that
can easily be addressed by implementing basic safety measures like fall
protection."
In the past seven years, companies controlled by McGee
have incurred more than 40 scaffolding violations.
Attempts to reach McGee were not immediately successful.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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