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Construction worker suffers life-threatening injuries after 30-foot fall at Amazon site in Massachusetts A construction worker suffered life-threatening injuries after sustaining a 30-foot fall at a job site in Massachusetts on the morning of Saturday, May 15. The worker, whose name was not released, was on the roof of an Amazon facility under construction when he fell through a skylight and hit the ground. The facility straddles the towns of Kingston and Plymouth, and firefighters from both towns responded to the scene. After receiving treatment on site, the worker was flown by helicopter to...
The US Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued fines of the highest amounts to construction companies and contractors for the first quarter of 2021, including for violations that resulted in three fatal injuries involving aerial lifts.
Here are the biggest Q1 OSHA fines of $125,000 and more: Carework Construction - Newark, New Jersey Total Proposed Fines: $404,811 During a planned inspection of a Carework Construction project in Wyckoff, New Jersey, OSHA inspectors found that the contractor was in violation of fall protection standards and cited Carework with one willful and two repeat violations related to fall protection, as well as head and eye protection. Carework has contested the citations and total fines of $404,811. OSHA cited Carework in March 2020 for eight serious and two repeat violations after inspecting anoth...