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Hazards at Milford, Conn., construction site lead to nearly $215,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Fall River, Mass., contractor - OSHA News Release
'The dangers posed by fall hazards cannot be understated. They are the number one killer in construction work,' said Robert Kowalski, OSHA's area director in Bridgeport. 'What's particularly disturbing is that this employer - who has been cited for fall protection violations in the past - allowed these hazards to continue even in the midst of an ongoing OSHA inspection.'

The inspection also uncovered other fall-related hazards, including lack of fall protection for employees working on a scaffold, lack of scaffold training, inadequate roof and scaffold access, using a materials hoist as a ladder and ladders of insufficient height. Other identified hazards included lack of eye protection for employees using nail guns, unguarded saws, lack of fire extinguishers, uninspected scaffolds and not training employees to recognize fall, ladder and general safety hazards.

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