The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration has fined an Avon construction company $21,560 for four "serious" safety violations after the death of one of its workers at a Plymouth job site in July.
Diaz Construction Co. worker Jason Faria was crushed to death when a concrete form, to which the 26-year-old Fall River man was harnessed, came loose and fell on him at The Pinehills residential community in Plymouth, where the Mirabeau Inn & Spa was under development.
Diaz Construction failed to frequently and regularly inspect the Plymouth job site and materials and equipment used there — including the concrete formwork for stability prior to workers climbing on them — according to OSHA.
"We're working with the company in terms of mitigating unsafe practices," OSHA spokesman Andre Bowser said.
Diaz Construction president Leonel Diaz could not be reached, and his attorney declined comment. Faria's parents also couldn't be reached for comment.
The construction company also failed to adequately train Faria in hazards associated with improper anchorage and installation of the formwork systems, according to another OSHA violation, each of which includes a $5,390 fine.
The formwork also wasn't erected properly and failed when Faria climbed on it, causing it to roll over, according to OSHA. "The form wasn't installed properly using the right fastening systems, which would have been provided by the manufacturer," Bowser said. "Therefore it was not able to sustain the loads imposed upon it."
Diaz Construction's job site also did not have the required drawings or plans for the jack layout, formwork, shoring equipment, working deck and scaffolds, OSHA said.
Diaz construction previously had been cited by OSHA for 19 safety violations totaling $46,000 in initial fines — 15 of which were deemed serious violations — since 2005, according to OSHA records.
OSHA has scheduled a meeting next week to allow Diaz Construction to contest the violations.
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