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2002 - 07/03/2002 - Failure to Protect Employees From Falls and Other Hazards Brings Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc., Houston, $64,500 in Proposed OSHA Fines |
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Region 6 News Release: OSHA-02-116 Wed,. July 3, 2002 Contact: Diana Petterson or Elizabeth Todd Phone: (214) 767-4776, ext. 222 or 221 Brings Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc., Houston, $64,500 in Proposed OSHA Fines DALLAS -- The failure to protect employees from fall hazards while working on vertical bridge structures has resulted in $64,500 in citations and proposed penalties against Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. in Houston from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA cited the company with five alleged serious and two alleged repeat violations resulting from an investigation that began Jan. 31 at a Harlingen, Texas, construction site. The five alleged serious violations were for failing to instruct employees on the recognition of hazards and applicable regulations; failing to protect employees from fall hazards; failing to ensure that employees are tied off when working from an aerial lift, for exceeding the load limit of the personnel basket and the boom, and failing to protect employees from overhead hazards. A serious violation is one in which could cause death or serious physical harm to employees and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard. The two alleged repeat safety violations were for failing to protect employees working on vertical bridge supports approximately 30 feet high and failing to provide protection for employees against an impalement hazard from protruding reinforcing steel. A repeat violation is one in which the employer has been cited, during the past three years, for substantially similar infractions of the law. William Brothers, a highway and bridge construction company, has construction sites across the United States and employs about 1,800 workers nationwide. Employers and employees with questions regarding workplace safety and health standards can call the nearest OSHA office. OSHA's toll-free hotline may be used to report workplace accidents, fatalities, or situations posing imminent danger to workers. The number is 1-800-321-6742. The company has 15 working days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with the area director, or to contest the citations before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. U.S. Labor Department news releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. |
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