Otis Elevator Faces $250,000 Federal Safety Fine for Death

Otis Elevator Co. faces a $242,699 federal safety fine after the death of a worker in Needham, Mass., according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The 52-year-old Otis employee was performing maintenance work at an office building housing TripAdvisor Inc.’s headquarters during the morning of Sept. 3 when the accident occurred. TripAdvisor wasn’t cited.

Otis, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., didn’t respond to a request to discuss whether the company would contest the citations.

The most severe allegation was that Otis willfully violated an OSHA rule requiring companies to have written procedures for shutting down equipment while maintenance ...