Bronx Contractor to Pay $169,000 After Worker’s Fatal Fall

Everest Scaffolding of Bronx, N.Y., has agreed to pay $169,000 in penalties for two willful and two serious violations following the November 2020 death of a 21-year-old worker who fell nearly 50 feet installing a supported tubular welded frame scaffold for a seven-story Brooklyn building, according to the Department of Labor Wednesday.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Everest failed to provide adequate fall protection and training for its employees, according to the Labor Department.

The department said the company has also agreed to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, enhance its internal safety guidelines regarding scaffolds ...