November 14, 2017
Oregon Company Fined After Fatal Fall
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Sayde Construction, Inc., an Oregon construction company, has been fined $115,740 after a worker fell nearly 20 feet from a house under construction in Ridgefield and died from his injuries. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced that it cited Sayde Constructions for seven violations after Rodrigo Baltazar-Martinez died following the April 2017 fall.
As of Nov. 7, seven construction workers in Washington state have died in falls this year, with the most recent occurring in September, when a worker in Moses Lake fell through an unguarded skylight.
“We’re seeing a continuing pattern of these uncontrolled risks in the construction industry, and as a result, there’s been a significant number of deaths and severe injuries,” said Anne Soiza, L&I’s assistant director for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. “The death of this Sayde Construction worker could have been prevented if the employer had made certain that workers were using appropriate fall protection.”
Read Full Article At Ohsonline.com
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