CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A Middleburg business faces a $169,000 fine for knowingly putting its workers at risk.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Vallencourt construction allowed its employees to work in an unprotected excavation in St. Augustine.
The company was cited for two willful and five serious safety violations. The same employer was also cited in 2007 for excavation hazards.
“Vallencourt’s on-site managers saw workers in an unprotected excavation and knew the employees had not followed proper safety procedures, but they failed to take action to protect the workers,” said Brian Sturtecky, director of OSHA’s Jacksonville area office. “An employer that willfully disregards safety procedures puts workers at risk of being killed or seriously injured. OSHA standards exist to save lives.”
The company is based in Middleburg, and is a construction company that specializes in land clearing, paving and water and sewer installation.
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