Construction company fined more than $140,000 after subjecting workers to fall hazards

OSHA cited Champion Builders LLC for alleged willful, repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards following OSHA's inspection of a hotel construction site in Madison, Conn. The Bristol, Conn., steel erection contractor faces a total of $143,000 in fines, chiefly for fall hazards at the worksite. OSHA found company employees exposed to falls of up to 53 feet while working without fall protection on the building's roof and to falls of between seven and 25 feet from unprotected or inadequately protected wall and window openings. Other fall hazards stemmed from an unguarded floor hole, missing or inadequate stair railings and the workers not being trained to recognize and address fall hazards. In addition, the operator of a powered industrial truck used to move steel around the jobsite was not trained in its safe operation, exposing employees to being struck or crushed by the vehicle.

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