Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition

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Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition WAUKEGAN, IL – Alleging that K.L.F. Enterprises — a Chicago demolition subcontractor — knew it was exposing its employees and others to the serious dangers of asbestos at a Waukegan work site, the U.S. Department of Labor has cited the company for 36 safety and health violations after a federal investigation. In November 2023, investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened a complaint inspection after they observed K.L.F. employees not wearing protective equipment amid piles of debris and steel I-beams during structural demolition of the eight-story former Lakes Behavioral Health hospital. OSHA determined that K.L.F. continued demolition activities — disturbing and removing asbestos used to fireproof the building’s interior — despite recognizing the debris piles outside were likely asbestos-laden. The company did
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US Department of Labor cites contractors for exposing workers to excavation hazards following worker fatality at Philadelphia construction site

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US Department of Labor cites contractors for exposing workers to excavation hazards following worker fatality at Philadelphia construction site
Employers:                Mayfield Site Contractors Inc. (subcontractor and decedent’s direct employer)                                     596 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA                                                       Gilbane Building Co. (general contractor)                                     100 Penn Square East, Suite 1040, Philadelphia, PA 19107   Citations issued:        Mayfield Site Contractors Inc.                                      One willful and three serious violations                                      Proposed penalty: $175,480                                        Gilbane Building Co.                                      One serious violation                                      Proposed penalty: $14,502 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection on July 27, 2021, at the site of a new Amazon facility in Philadelphia after an excavation wall collapsed trapping a worker. General contractor Gilbane Building Co. hired Mayfield Site Contractors Inc. to excavate soil and construct a retaining wall near a vertical shear cut excavation measuring approximately 200 feet in length and between 15 to 25 feet high. Four laborers working for Mayfield were manually leveling a bed of stone behind and on top of the retaining wall blocks in front of the 20-foot shear wall, when the shear excavated wall collapsed on one employee and resulted in fatal crushing injuries. OSHA found Mayfield Site Contractors Inc. and Gilbane Building Co. did not adequately protect employees from the excavated wall when they were working in front of it. Both Mayfield Site Contractors Inc. and Gilbane Building Co. have filed letters of contest. Quote: “Mayfield Site Contractors and Gilbane Building Co. did not provide the proper protection for the workers, resulting in a senseless loss of life,” said Theresa Downs, OSHA Area Director in Philadelphia. “When employers fail to meet OSHA standards, we will hold them accountable.” Learn more about Excavation Hazards. 

Published at February 24, 2022 at 04:00PM
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