Safety violations Kill a Worker | Toledo Ohio Wrongful Death Attorney
Jerry Holton was killed after being crushed inside a recycling truck in February. Since his death, the State of Virginia has cited the city of Norfolk, for 19 serious safety violations.
The violations include a safety mechanism on the truck that wasn’t working when Holton was killed.
The state agency also found problems at the city’s maintenance facility, including oxygen and acetylene cylinders within 20 feet of each other. The Virginian-Pilot obtained the report through the Freedom of Information Act.
City Manager Marcus Jones says the city had corrected problems that led to 18 of the citations before they were issued.
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Posted November 23rd 2011 to Wrongful Death
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