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Body of Second Worker Recovered After Ohio Power Plant Collapse

The body of a second worker killed in a power plant collapse in southern Ohio has been recovered, his employer said on Jan. 9. Relatives of 47-year-old Jamie Fitzgerald of Boyd County, Kentucky, had been notified of the removal of …

Body of One Missing Worker in Ohio Power Plant Collapse Recovered

Crews recovered the body of one of two workers missing since a power plant being demolished in southern Ohio collapsed early Dec. 9. The man was found dead in the rubble of the Killen Generating Station in Manchester on Dec. …

Former Managers of Ohio Aluminum Plant Sentenced on Obstruction of Justice Charges

Two former managers of an Ohio aluminum plant have been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice in an investigation into a worker fatality by …

Ohio Employer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter After Worker Dies in Fall Off Roof

An Ohio construction company owner has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a worker lacking safety equipment fell to his death from the roof of a three-story apartment complex. Owner James Coon, of Akron, also recently pleaded guilty in Summit …