The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and
Health Administration issued eight citations to High Quality Builders Inc.,
totaling $72,880 in penalties in connection with a July 6 incident where a
30-year-old construction worker fell 40 feet and became paralyzed from the
waist down.
The Bordentown company, OSHA said, routinely misused
front-end loaders to support scaffolding platforms and failed to provide fall
protection or training.
The incident, which took place as the worker was
installing gutters on new apartment and condominium buildings in West Chester,
was the second fall incident in 2015 for that company, which had been cited by
OSHA in March and June. It was the worker's first day on the job.
No one from High Quality Builders was available to comment
late Tuesday afternoon.
Source: Philly.com
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