2 Northeast Ohio companies fined after painter falls to death
A 51-year-old painter fell to his death after not being properly warned about safety hazards on an apartment balcony.
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A 51-year-old painter fell to his death after not being properly warned about safety hazards on an apartment balcony.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines against Geis Construction of Streetsboro and J.C. Jones Corp. of Peninsula related to the worksite death last fall of a 51-year-old painting contractor in Cleveland.
The Barberton tool maker now faces proposed penalties of $164,742.
From Crain's Akron Business: The company has been cited with a willful violation of OSHA's general duty clause, a news release said, and penalties of $145,027 have been proposed.
The July 26 furnace explosion injured three men. Joseph Ferrall of Alliance died from his injuries 24 days later.