Contractor Fined in Construction Death
Thomas Morgan, 29, was killed November 9 when a part of a concrete crushing machine hit him at a construction site in Dayton, Michigan. The accident occurred when Morgan checked on a crusher that had jammed. OSHA has fined Homrich, Inc., the company for which Morgan worked, $9000 because the company "did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees."
OSHA says that the Homrich violated three rules: employees were exposed to danger, employees were not taught to recognize dangerous situations, and that the company did not have frequent and regular inspections by a competent person. Homrich president Roger I. Homrich did not commit.
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