Alleged Fall, Scaffold Hazards Prompt $51,000 in Fines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued Houston, Texas-based Atlas Texas Construction and Trading 11 serious citations, with total fines of $51,000, for alleged violations at a Little Rock, Ark., work site.OSHA initiated an inspection, under a national emphasis program on construction, of the Lisa Academy School on Corporate Hill Drive in Little Rock and allegedly found approximately 20 workers were exposed to electrical and fall hazards.The citations involve allegedly failing to train workers on the hazards of electrical equipment, to ensure employees were protected from ...