Subcontractor and Owner – Penalized $812,000 After Fatal Fall

SAN FRANCISCO - Gethmann Construction, the sub-contractor, and Cargill, Inc., owner of a wet corn milling plant under construction and general contractor for the project, have been cited by Fed-OSHA following investigation of the April 27 death of a construction worker in Blair, Nebraska. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $742,000 against Gethmann and $70,000 against Cargill for willful failure to provide fall protection.The Gethman employee who died fell 25 feet from steel beams. According to OSHA, hi