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Contractors responsible for work that caused fatal Sun Prairie explosion face nearly $26,000 in fines
Two construction firms responsible for work that caused an explosion that leveled a city block and killed a firefighter face nearly $26,000 in fines.
Contractors responsible for work that caused fatal Sun Prairie explosion face nearly $26,000 in fines Two construction firms responsible for work that caused an explosion that leveled a city block and killed a firefighter face nearly $26,000 in fines. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2019/01/10/osha-fines-contractors-nearly-26-k-fatal-sun-prairie-explosion/2538504002/
Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 1:50 p.m. CT Jan. 10, 2019 | Updated 6:41 p.m. CT Jan. 10, 2019
MADISON - Two underground construction firms responsible for work that caused an explosion that leveled a city block and killed a firefighter face nearly $26,000 in fines, federal authorities announced Thursday.
A gas leak explosion destroyed at least four buildings on Wednesday in Sun Prairie, killing a firefighter. (Photo: Andy Manis / Getty Images)
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Bear Communications and VC Tech — two subcontractors doing work for Verizon Wireless on the day of the blast — for not seeking to identify the location of an underground natural gas line that workers ultimately hit, causing the fatal explosion.
Both contractors face $12,934 each in fines for the violations that OSHA rates as "serious."
The fines come after local law enforcement officials decided against charging anyone involved in the work that caused the blast and as lawsuits filed by the widow of Sun Prairie Firefighter Cory Barr and injured firefighters move through a district court.
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