Sewer Company Fined $184K After Worker's Death

A Minnesota sewer company is facing $184,100 in fines following the death of a worker who became entangled in sewer lining equipment. Visu-Sewer Inc. received citations for three willful violations from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Occupational Safety and Health Division. Visu-Sewer, headquartered in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, provides sewer inspection, maintenance and repair. The inspection site was in Woodbury, Minnesota. Inspectors determined that the company failed to train workers to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions; did not equip a hydraulic roller to cut off powe...