How dumb can a person, or company be. Seriously. I expect this kind of behavior form Paris Hilton, but a construction company? According to this OSHA report Miranda Construction of Massachusetts, " faces $40,000 in proposed fines from
the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) for allegedly exposing employees to serious fall
hazards at a Newport, R.I., residential construction site."
Rack it up kids that's another $40,000. In American dollars this time. And notice to that this fine was issued to a RESIDENTIAL construction site. It looks like big brother is starting to go after the little guys.
Unfortunately, the sad part about this story is that these numb nuts have already been fined for this exact violation. I imagine that there thought process went something like this.
"Well we just paid $10,000 dollars in fines, now we can't afford fall protection." "Yeah, you're probably right Cletus, besides they'll never check us again, eh, piss on 'em."
Nice move Cletus. Luckily, no one was injured.
Residential project, yes? Little guys - hardly. This is a multi-building commercial residential complex.
Posted by: Clear | February 09, 2007 at 08:49 AM