Or-OSHA Proposes $1.52 Million – in Penalties Against Steel Erector

SACRAMENTO - Last July, three ironworkers in Oregon were killed when part of the frame on the garage under construction at Portland International Airport collapsed. OR-OSHA, the state OSHA plan, has proposed $1.52 million in penalties against Midwest Steel Inc. for "multiple willful" violations.OR-OSHA Administrator Peter DeLuca called the violations "some of the worst we've ever seen."The allegations against the steel erector included failure to: double-bolt connections, install stabilizing flo