$2,000 Fine Proposed in Fatal Crane Accident
The state’s worker safety agency has recommended a $2,000 fine against a construction company whose crane toppled during work on the Century Freeway project in Inglewood in January, killing a truck driver.
The firm, Steve P. Rados Inc. of Santa Ana, was cited for three serious worker safety violations--those that the employer should have known about and were likely to cause harm--and one general violation stemming from the Jan. 18 death of Mike Bonus of Santa Ana, said Cal/OSHA spokesman Rich Rice.
The agency’s investigation found that there was improper supervision of the work site and the crane’s outriggers were not properly extended when it fell over. Cal/OSHA officials said the Rados firm has appealed all four violations.
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