Grove City, Ohio-A Grove City, is convicted of paying a fine of $ 500,000 after a violation of the job of a 20-year-old employee, the US Ministry of Justice said.
Fabcon Precast LLC, which produces prefabricated concrete boards, expressed guilty in front of a federal court to deliberately violate a security rule from the occupational safety authority (OSA). The company admitted that an incident was charged in June 2020 in June 2020, in which a batch operator, Zachary Ledbetter, was fatally injured. Ledbetter worked with a concrete mixer, as a pneumatic unloading door that had a well -known, non -repaired safety error suddenly closed on his head, said the doj.
The fine is part of a declaration of consent and the legal sentence for a violation of offenses that leads to death. While court documents do not say what the fine in particular corresponds, it is said that fines usually get to places including the US Ministry of Finance or serve as a punishment for future violations, documents say.
The submissions of the district court in Ohio state that the mixer's exhaust gas valve, which was developed for the release of pneumatic energy and deactivation of the door, was broken for months. Without the ability to safely insulate the machine's energy source, Ledbetter tried to manually repair the upset door manually. The door closed and catch it.
The federal prosecutor accused the company a deliberate violation of the OSHA standard, in which employers carry out energy control procedures, have to carry out the training of the employees and carry out regular security inspections in order to prevent such incidents.
“This tragedy was completely avoidable,” said the Doj and the office of the General Inspector of the Ministry of Labor, which examined the case, in an explanation.
Fabcon wrote in court documents that he immediately reported the incident, worked with Osha and carried out correction measures.
According to the submissions, the Ledbetter's company paid for funeral and has given his family a considerable financial agreement as part of the reimbursement.
The company expressed a deep repentance and emphasized its commitment to prevent future tragedies.
“Fabcon never intended to burden the value of Mr. Ledbetter's life by deliberately putting it in danger, and his leaders become an indefinite life in their certain lives,” said the company in an explanation.
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