Stephens Plumbing Inc. has been issued one willful and four serious safety violations.
The agency says the companies violated confined space safety regulations while working on a renovation of the Springfield Metro Sanitary District's Sugar Creek Plant.
"We strongly urge OSHA to re-examine and reassess how its final rule will negatively harm the construction industry, job growth, consumers, and the economy while doing little to improve the health and safety of industry workers," said NAHB Chairman Ed Brady. "Given that it is unlikely the agency will change course, Congress must take the lead and act swiftly to craft legislation that will keep this fundamentally flawed rule from taking effect."
Falls continue to be a leading cause of work-related deaths, accounting for 25 percent (15) of the fatal incidents last year, and one-third of the 2015 fatal falls were from ladders.
OSHA has proposed $280,000 in fines against the Kennesaw, Ga.-based company.
"Employers at outdoor work sites must know the steps to take to prevent heat illness injuries on the job," Cal/OSHA Chief Juliann Sum said. Cal/OSHA conducts inspections at outdoor work sites in industries such as agriculture, landscaping, and construction during heat season.
The HSE investigators found the work was not planned appropriately, with insufficient risk assessment and workers not appropriately trained or equipped to perform the work or prevent the collapse.
"As spring advances and warm weather allows highway roadwork to resume after the winter, we must remember that the lives of highway workers are often in our hands," FHWA Deputy Administrator David Kim wrote as he urged Americans to travel safely through work zones.
Most at risk are outdoor workers, including agricultural workers, commercial fishermen, construction workers, transportation workers, and first responders, but workers in hot indoor environments such as warehouses and factories are also at risk of heat illnesses.
The inspections involved in the new case took place at four sites in Middletown, Del., and Limerick and Perkasie, Pa. Berlin Builders is based in Cinaminson, N.J., according to OSHA, which has cited it for two willful, nine repeat, eight serious, and one other-than-serious violations.
Employers are not required to update or replace protection devices solely because of this new rule and may continue to follow their current and usual practices for their eye and face protection.
Each year, mining and construction rank among the most dangerous sectors in terms of occupational accidents and fatalities, both internationally and in Turkey.
OSHA has determined the incident was preventable. Proposed penalties total $63,900.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main made remarks in Nashville at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association convention.
The agency has proposed more than $64K in fines.
The tower crane was in use on a housing development in Thessaly Road, Battersea, and its sections separated when 24 bolts failed due to metal fatigue.
"In case after case, the prompt reporting of worker injuries has created opportunities for us to work with employers we wouldn't have had contact with otherwise," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels, author of OSHA's report.
Just four days earlier, construction workers and contractor personnel celebrated the building's topping out ceremony.
OSHA has cited Lunda Construction Company for one willful and five serious safety violations and placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Authorities are investigating whether an unreported vehicle crash may have damaged the railroad tracks in Kansas.