Construction Companies Cited After Worker's Fatal Fall

Two Colorado construction companies have been issued federal safety citations after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a Greenwood Village work site. Hammers Construction Inc. and Montes Construction LLC are facing proposed penalties of $177,893 in connection with the citations issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA inspected the work site in March after an employee fell while installing metal roofing panels on a storage unit building. OSHA cited the two construction companies for failing to use adequate fall protection and failing to restrict employees from st...