A Montgomery County contractor has been fined more than
$87,000 after repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards and other dangers.
A
Montgomery County contractor has been fined $87,000 for exposing workers to
scaffolding and fall hazards at a construction site in Philadelphia, the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) announced in a press release Tuesday.
OSHA
issued citations to the company for four repeat and two serious safety
violations, the release states.
An
investigation first began into Plymouth Meeting-based Real Contractors on June
10, 2016, at a work site on 330 Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia OSHA said.
OSHA
officials said that Real repeatedly failed to provide workers with safe access
to scaffold platforms. In addition, they did not provide adequate fall
training.
The
same contractor was cited for similar violations in February 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
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“By
not complying with OSHA safety standards, Real Contractors continues to put its
workers at serious risk of being injured or killed on the job," Theresa
Downs, director of OSHA’s Philadelphia Area Office, said in a statement.
"The hazards found in our inspection are all completely preventable, and
must be immediately corrected by the company."
The
total amount of fines is $87,794.
Real
has 15 days to respond to the citations. They are based on 600 West Germantown
Pike in Plymouth.
Source: Patch.com
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