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Michigan safety officials have fined four companies a total of$107,900 US in the death of painter Kent Morton, who fell from theAmbassador Bridge and drowned in the Detroit River near Windsor,Ont., in January. Morton worked for Seaway Painting. "The investigation found that the employer did not erect thesuspended scaffold in accordance with the scaffold design, did notfollow the procedures for erecting and dismantling the suspendedscaffold as outlined by the scaffold manufacturer, and did notensure employees were protected from falling while dismantling thescaffold," a Michigan Occupational Health and Safety Administrationreport read. Morton was one of three employees relocating a section of thescaffold that was suspended under the central span of theAmbassador Bridge on Jan.11. They were moving it to the south spanin order to continue the project they were working on. One of three cables supporting a deck sheet shifted unexpectedly,causing one end to tilt down while an employee was standing on it.The two other supporting cables then shifted and the deck sheetdropped down even further to almost vertical, causing the employeeto fall nearly 43 metres into the Detroit River. According to the report, Morton was not protected with "a personalfall arrest system" while dismantling the scaffold and fell nearly43 metres into the Detroit River. The river was approximately 13metres deep. There were no lifesaving boats or ring buoys availableat the location. The report confirms initial reports on the day of the fall thatMorton surfaced momentarily but was then swept away by the current. Each company has 15 working days from receipt of the citations andnotices to comply or contest the violations and penalties. The companies violated a combined 29 rules or standards. All ofthem were classified as "serious." A serious violation is "a hazardexists that has a substantial probability of causing seriousphysical harm or death." Companies were fined as follows: Seaway Painting, LLC $67,000 Penalties Walter Toebe Construction Co. $28,700 Penalties Rauhorn Electric Co. $8,900 Penalties Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. $3,300 Penalties Ambassador Bridge Fatality (PDF) Ambassador Bridge Fatality (Text). I am an expert from studwelding-equipment.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Ceramic Ferrules for Stud Welding Manufacturer , Arc Welder Gun, Stud Arc Welding,and more.
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