MS Firm Cited $46K for Worker Electrocution

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Marlin Contracting Co., Inc., and proposed penalties totaling $46,800, for safety hazards at a Wortham and Saucier-Lorena Road, Gulfport, powerline project where one worker was seriously injured. On Jan. 2, eight Marlin employees were working on a powerline distribution system when one member of the crew, who had only been on the job two days, received an electrical shock and severe electrical burns. The worker remains partially paralyzed from his injuries. The agency issued 12 citations for alleged se...