Vail Resorts Faces $128K OSHA Fine for Death

For failure to protect employees working in confined spaces, Vail Resorts, Inc., of Keystone is facing citations and proposed fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor in connection with a fatal accident in November. OSHA's area office in Denver has concluded its investigation the Nov. 25, 2002 accident in which employee Benjamin Bornstein, 28, was engulfed by water in a snowmaking pit's below-ground vault. OSHA's area office in Denver is citing the company for two alleged willful and one alleged serious violation, with a total penal...