The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday that it cited a Georgia plumbing contractor after an employee suffered a fatal fall at a work site in June 2023.
OSHA cited Silver Creek-based K&D Plumbing Inc. for willfully failing to develop and implement a permit-required confined space entry program before allowing workers to enter a manhole.
The worker who died was part of a three-person crew replacing a sewer line at a high school in Rome, Georgia. The employee entered a manhole to clear a blockage when they fell about 20 feet and later died from the fall and exposure to high levels of hydrogen sulfide gas, OSHA stated.
The company was also cited for six serious violations for failing to provide ladders to employees and failing to implement controls for water accumulation inside the trench.
OSHA proposed $184,387 in penalties. K&D Plumbing has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.
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