Puyallup contractor fined $200,000 for safety violations in Olympia
A Puyallup construction company faces more than $200,000 in fines for repeated safety violations at a residential construction site in Olympia, the state Department of Labor & Industries announced Wednesday.
J & I Construction was cited with 13 violations that exposed workers to falls and other hazards after an investigation that started in May, according to an L&I news release.
Three willful violations, with a fine of $42,000 each, were issued because three employees working atop a 20-foot wall did not have proper fall protection, the release said.
J & I Construction also faces three repeat serious violations because the site lacked a plan for fall hazards, workers were exposed to unguarded wall openings through which they could fall, and workers were standing on the top step of ladders.
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