TX Construction Co Fined $128K for Repeat Violations

A DeSoto, Texas-based construction company's alleged repeated failures to properly erect scaffold equipment and follow safety standards at a Houston, Texas, construction site has resulted in proposed penalties totaling $128,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA cited J&R Landmark Construction Corp., a brick-laying company that employs about 105 workers, for three alleged serious and seven alleged repeat violations following an inspection by OSHA's Houston South area office that began July 2 as part of a local emphasis program aime...