Grove City, Oh – Fabcon Precast LLC, a company based in Delaware, with a production facility in Grove City, was convicted this week to pay one 500,000 US dollars fine – The maximum permissible – after he was guilty Intentional violation of the OSHA regulations This led to the death of an employee.
The conviction also contains Two years of organizational probation and a requirement to follow a security plan approved by the court.
The case comes from a tragic incident June 6, 2020In the Fabcon facility where Zachary LedbetterA batch operator suffered fatal injuries in trying to close A Pneumatic unloading door On a concrete mixer. The mixer Exhaust valve handlewhich is controlled by pneumatic energy and is of crucial importance for safe operation, had broken off and was never replaced. As a result, Ledbetter was hit by the heavy industry door and later died of his injuries in the hospital.
Fabcon produced Prepare concrete panels In the establishment of Grove City and the mixer, which was involved in the fatal incident, the only one of his kind was in the factory.
“Today's conviction reflects FABCON's intentional failure to implement measures to protect his employees,” said Adam Gustafson, deputy deputy attorney in general, from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Ministry of Justice. “Unfortunately, this led to Zachary's death.”
The General Inspector of the US Ministry of Labor carried out the investigation. Officials said the case shows how important it is to comply with the security standards at the workplace.
“Fabcon Precast LLC intentionally did not manage to adhere to the safety regulations of the OSHA, which led to a tragic and avoidable loss of the life of an employee,” said Megan Howell, special representative for the Great Lakes of the Dol Oig. “This conviction underlines our festival commitment, those who endanger the security of workers.”
According to the federal law, Intentionally violate an Osha security rule that leads to the death of an employee Is A Dotation of class BThe only criminal charge that is available in the workplace in accordance with the applicable security statutes.
The case was prosecuted by a senior process lawyer and special assistant US lawyer Adam Cullman the environmental crime department of the Doj and the US public prosecutor for the South district of Ohio.