Kentucky Company Faces $320K Fine Over Worker Death
Federal regulators are proposing fines of more than $320,000 for safety violations for a Louisville, Ky., company whose employee died in a fatal fall in Illinois.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed the fine for Material Handling Systems.
The Courier-Journal reports a 42-year-old man was dismantling equipment in February when he fell 22 feet at a United Parcel Service facility in Addison, Illinois. Material Handling Systems and MHS Technical Services were working under contract with UPS to replace conveyor systems.
Assistant Labor Secretary David Michael says in a statement that OSHA cited Material Handling Systems twice previously for exposing workers to fall hazards – including at the same site four months earlier. Regulators cited the company for three willful violations late last month, along with repeat and serious violations.
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