OSHA: $148,000 in fines for contractor

Stamford (WTNH) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA) has proposed $148,000 in fines against electrical contractor, C.W. Pond, for a March 4th electrical fire at the Old YMCA at 980 Washington Blvd. in Stamford.

According to an OSHA investigation, an electrical distribution panel was not de-energized before being worked on, as required, and the employees had not been supplied with the required personal protective equipment. An electrical spark resulted and a worker was burned.

OSHA has cited the company for $140,000 in proposed penalties along with a $7,000 fine for not training employees on safety-related electrical work practices and one other-than-serious citation with a $1,000 fine for an incomplete illness and injury log.

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