ROME, Georgia — The federal government has fined a Rome, Georgia, plumbing company after an employee fell to his death while working on a sewer line in July.
Robert Hall was killed on July 13th while working at a high school in Rome. He died after falling 6 feet while working in a manhole, sustaining internal injuries, authorities said.
As previously reported, Tom Jones on Channel 2He is a father of four and would have been married in October had he not slipped and fallen into a maintenance hole.
This was announced by Floyd County Police Department officials. channel 2 action news He was working as a plumbing contractor at Armchy High School when he collapsed.
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Officers said the 34-year-old man was on a ladder when he fell into the hole. He lost consciousness and it was impossible to revive him.
Hall's family said: channel 2 action news Officials said the man was in the hole for 45 minutes until help arrived and wanted to know how this could have happened.
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Now, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined his employer, K&D Plumbing, for the safety issues that led to his death.
According to an inspection report, K&D Plumbing in Rome faced seven issues cited, resulting in fines totaling more than $180,000.
OSHA lists the following safety violations and penalties:
- No ladder, stairs, or other safe means of exit from trench excavation 4 feet or more deep = $4,688
- On July 12, 2023, an employer placed an employee at risk of falling into a ditch that was 6 feet deep and 60 feet long because there was no ladder or other means of safe access.
- If the employee is at a drilling site with standing water or if precautions are not taken by the employer at a drilling site with standing water = $4,688
- On July 12, 2023, in a ditch 6 feet deep and 60 feet long, the employer failed to provide protection or control against water accumulation, exposing employees to the risk of cave-ins.
- No protection provided by employer to protect employee from falling debris or other materials = $4,688
- On July 12, 2023, in a ditch that was 6 feet deep and 60 feet long, the employer failed to ensure that excavated soil was removed, putting employees at risk of being hit by dirt and materials that rolled into the ditch. It was done. Uninstalled piping was kept at least 2 feet from the edge of the trench.
- Employer failed to inspect excavation before work began = $4,688
- On July 12, 2023, in a ditch that was 6 feet deep and 60 feet long, the employer exposed employees to the risk of cave-ins because the ditch was not inspected by qualified personnel.
- No protective cave-in system installed = $4,688
- On July 12, 2023, in a ditch 6 feet deep and 60 feet long, the employer exposed employees to the risk of cave-ins because the ditch had no protection system.
- No pre-entry testing = $4,688
- On July 12, 2023, the employer suspended an employee for hydrogen sulfide inhalation for failing to conduct an inspection of the internal atmosphere of the manhole before the employee entered the manhole to unclog a sewer pipe. I put it at risk.
- Employer failed to develop and implement written space entry authorization program = $156,259
- On July 12, 2023, the employer suspended employees from falls and hydrogen sulfide for failing to develop and implement a written space entry permit program prior to the employee entering a manhole approximately 20 feet deep. exposed to the risk of inhalation. Clogged sewer pipes.
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