US construction company fined after heat illness kills worker

Mitchell Keller Managing Editor, American Cranes & Transport

08 February 2024

The US Department of Labor imposed a US$16,131 fine on Alabama, US, contractor, SJ&L General Contractor after an employee died from heat illness last summer

The US Department of Labor has fined the US general contractor SJ&L nearly $17,000 after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) official said the death of an employee was preventable and the fault of the company.

The heat index neared 107-degrees Fahrenheit (41.6 C) on 28 July, 2023, in…

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