OSHA Finds Contractor Could Have Prevented Worker’s Drowning

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Louisiana contractor with four serious violations for failing to train workers on operating a marsh hoe and for not providing or requiring employees to use personal protective and lifesaving equipment while they worked near the water-filled excavation site, the agency announced Friday.

According to the DOL, an OSHA investigation into the drowning of a 27-year-old heavy equipment operator with RIGID Constructors found that the company could have prevented the fatal incident by following established safety regulations.

The company has $50,703 in proposed penalties and has 15 business days ...