A South Florida utility company faces $162,596 in proposed federal penalties after a worker was fatally injured by a steel plate that fell on him as he installed sewer lines.
Douglas N. Higgins Inc. in Naples, Florida, was issued citations on May 14 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA also cited the company last year after three workers were killed by toxic gases while working in a manhole on Key Largo.
In the more recent citations, OSHA cited the company for allowing employees to work in a trench without adequate cave-in protection, failing to provide ...
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