Alleged Fall Hazards Bring 6 Citations, $49,600 in Fines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued JLC Stucco Co. of South Amboy, N.J., six citations with fines totaling $49,600 for alleged workplace safety hazards involving falls at a Somerset work site.OSHA initiated an inspection of the site Nov. 16 as part of a local emphasis program on fall hazards in the construction industry.The agency issued JLC Stucco Co. three willful citations with fines totaling $42,000, one repeat citation with a $5,600 fine and two serious citations with a $2,000 fine.The willful citations are for alleged failure to adequately plank the scaffold plat...