Metal Fabricator Fined $82,600 for Crushing Hazards

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Colorado metal fabricator for 13 violations and proposed fines of $82,600 following an investigation into an accident in which a worker lost his leg.OSHA said G2K Corp., operating as GBI Inc. in Lakewood, failed to use an approved lifting device to attach a load to the hook of a crane. The lifting device failed and a 2,600-pound brake press ram crashed to the ground, pinning a worker underneath.OSHA said failure to use an approved lifting device constitutes a willful violation.Federal safety regulators also said that GBI committed repea...