Heavy Equipment Operator Fined after Worker Injury

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed fines of $91,000 against a Massachusetts heavy equipment operator after a crane struck a power line and injured a worker in March.OSHA said in a press release on Thursday that inspectors cited Barletta Heavy Division of Canton, Mass., for willful and serious violations of federal safety standards connected with work on the Hines Bridge replacement project in Amesbury, Mass.Inspectors reported multiple incidents of cranes striking power lines on the Hines Bridge project. They said Barletta failed to properly identify the wor...