M.R. Asphalt, Inc. cited for failure to provide fall protection
An employee checking asphalt levels from the top of a tank died after falling 15 feet and hitting his head on a concrete structure supporting the tank.
The September 2012 accident at Corvallis, Mont.-based M.R. Asphalt Inc. resulted in 16 safety and health violationsfrom OSHA, including one willful for failing to provide a guardrail or fall protection on the working surface.
"By ignoring fall protection requirements, this employer showed plain indifference and intentional disregard to worker safety," said Jeff Funke, director of OSHA's Billings Area Office.