Government Contractors Fined $60,000 following Fire in November

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined two government contractors following a flash fire that burned three workers in Washington, D.C., last November.OSHA said in a press release inspectors have proposed $60,200 in fines against Emcor Group, doing business as Emcor Government Services in Arlington, Va., and EEC Inc., based in Landover, Md., for serious safety violations in connection with vapor hazards found in commercial duct work insulation at a building in Washington.OSHA said three workers were hospitalized with serious burns following the flash fire.Emcor Governm...