N.Y. Contractor Cited in Worker’s Death in Trench Collapse
A contractor has been cited for safety violations following the death of an employee at a Brooklyn site in May.
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Starpak Contracting faces $25,500 in proposed fines for “willful and serious violations of safety standards” at the site. The worker was killed when the walls of an unprotected 10-foot trench collapsed on him on May 4.
A lawyer for Starpak was not immediately available for comment.
OSHA says the trench lacked any protection against possible cave-ins or a safe way to exit.
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