Young worker blown off roof by wind gust, falls to death
Following the death of 23-year-old construction worker Kyle Brown, OSHA found that his employer, Watertown, NY-based general construction contractor MTL Design Inc., failed to provide and ensure the use of fall protection safeguards that would have prevented his death. OSHA cited the company for a willful and a serious violation.
"This needless fall and resulting death were entirely preventable. Had this company provided its employees with required fall protection equipment, anchorage and training, this young man would be alive today," said Christopher Adams, OSHA's area director in Syracuse. "Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry, yet they are also among the clearest hazards to identify and eliminate. Fall protection safeguards save lives, but only if they're properly and effectively implemented."