Company Cited in Fatal West Virginia Cell Tower Collapse
Federal officials have cited an Oklahoma company after two cellphone towers collapsed in West Virginia and killed three people.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it cited S and S Communication Specialists Inc. for two serious violations stemming from the February incident at Clarksburg.
Officials say the company was modifying a cellular communication tower when the tower fell and weakened a second tower, which also collapsed. Two company employees and a volunteer firefighter died. Two other people suffered serious injuries.
OSHA assessed a $7,000 penalty for each violation. The company has 15 business days to respond.
No one at the company could be reached Thursday night. In February, a company official said S and S was saddened by the accident and was cooperating with investigators.
- The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
- Magnum Says Ben & Jerry’s Chair Fostered Toxic Culture
- The Nation’s Insurance Laboratory: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country
- Glencore Faces $2 Billion Suit as It Alleges Radiant World Fraud
- Torrential Rain Brings Deadly Floods Back to East Coast of Spain
- Florida Bans Flock Cameras, License Plate Readers From State Roads
- When ‘We Accept’ Becomes A Contract: A Claims Lesson From Farmers V. Wood
- The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage