The Largest OSHA Fines of Q2
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August 27, 2021
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Matthew Thibault, Construction Dive
In the second quarter of the year, state and federal worker safety agencies fined contractors for safety violations across the United States.
Contractors were fined for issues such as a failure to issue fall protection and a failure to provide respiratory equipment. The biggest fines combined to reach $1.2 million for one contractor.
OSHA emphasizes the need for fall protection in particular. Falls, according to the agency, are the leading cause of death in construction, responsible for the deaths of 320 workers out of the 1,008 total recorded fatalities in 2018.