Indiana Contractor Faces $199K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Falls

Twice in less than two weeks, federal workplace safety inspectors found an Indiana contractor exposing employees to deadly risks of falls from elevation while they did framing work at two homes under construction in Perrysburg, Ohio

Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed employees of MDM & Sons Construction LLC working on residential roofs at heights up to 13 feet without proper fall protection on May 1 and May 14, 2024, at locations on Brampton Park Road and Old Dover Road, respectively.

OSHA issued four willful violations to the Woodburn-based company for again exposing workers to fall hazards, lacking fall protection training and not developing an accident prevention program. Inspectors also found the company failed to provide eye protection for workers using pneumatic nail guns. In addition, OSHA issued citations for six serious violations for failing to train workers to operate powered industrial trucks safely, exposing employees to ladder and electric hazards and lacking handrails on stairs.

The findings in these inspections are similar to those for which the agency cited the company for two willful and six serious violations after two inspections in 2021.

MDM & Sons Construction faces $199,761 in proposed penalties and has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

Source: OSHA

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