A fall from a third-story balcony in Dallas killed 44-year-old Jorge Carrion Torres as he worked on the exterior of an apartment complex on May 14, 2015. As a result the federal Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a $407,000 fine against Torres’ employers.
Torres, who had been on the job for one month, was applying stucco underlayment to the balcony walls when the incident occurred. His employer had not installed scaffolding and had not provided Torres or his co-workers with personal fall protection, OSHA said.
Phoenix-based Design Plastering Inc. and Design Plastering West LLC has been cited for eight egregious willful and four serious violations.
Previously, the state OSHA in Arizona had cited Design Plastering seven times for allowing fall-related hazards. The company has been fined $5,850 for fall hazard related falls in the past, OSHA said.
Based in Phoenix, plaster and stucco contractors Design Plastering and Design Plastering West employ about 90 workers. The companies have 15 business days from receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Source: OSHA
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