OSHA Cites Masonry Contractor for Fall Hazards

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a contracting company for nine safety and health violations, including two repeat violations, at a Secaucus, N.J., work site.OSHA said in a press release that it inspected La Conti Concrete & Masonry Inc. in March in response to an imminent danger complaint alleging employees were working on the fifth level of a supported scaffold without fall protection. Proposed penalties total $74,830.The repeat safety violations, with a $53,900 penalty, involve failing to provide safe access to a scaffold and ensure workers were not exposed t...