Contractor Fined $152K After Workers Collapse in Sewer

The federal work safety agency fined a contractor more than $150,000 after two workers collapsed in a sewer from fume exposure, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced last week. OSHA issued seven safety citations to Don M. Barron Contractor of Baton Rouge. Associated penalties total $152,147. In the future, the contractor must test confined spaces for hazardous gas before sending workers into them, OSHA's Baton Rouge-area director, Dorinda Folse, said in a statement.  Don M. Barron Contractor did not maintain gas testing meters and rescue equipment or train emp...