Iron Worker's Heat Stress Leads to $4,900 OSHA Fine

The hospitalization of an iron worker for a heat-related illness prompted the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to propose $4,900 in fines against a Lancaster construction company. OSHA cited High Structural Erectors for violating its general duty to provide a safe workplace by exposing employees to heat stress. The company's workers' compensation insurer is Zurich Insurance, OSHA said. OSHA said an iron worker was hospitalized on July 20 after working in direct sunlight on a bridge for eight hours on a day the temperature reached 91 degrees. “In summer te...