Safety Culture Plus

Matt Dwyer

A company hired by the state Department of Transportation faces up to 180-thousand dollars in fines from federal workplace safety officials.  
Brunalli Construction of Southington was replacing a bridge carrying Route 7 over the Housatonic River between Canaan and Salisbury. 
OSHA spokesman Ted Fitzgerald says there were two types of safety violations found on the site, one being fall hazards.
"The employees were working without fall protection, on unprotected or inadequately guarded sections of the bridge," Fitzgerald said. "This left them open to the possibility of falls of up to 43-feet into the river below."

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WTIC News/Talk 1080 – Southington Company Faces $180K in Fines on State Project

April 6th, 2009 @ 11:00am

SALT LAKE CITY — An accident on a construction site made for a challenging rescue for fire crews. Monday morning around 9:00, a worker fell 30 feet while preparing to pour a floor in the building under construction in Research Park near 500 South Wakara Way.

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ksl.com – Construction worker in hospital following 30-foot fall