OSHA cites Clarksburg, Md., milling and paving company following June heat fatality at District of Columbia construction site

CLARKSBURG, Md. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited LH Musser & Sons Inc. in Clarksburg for one serious violation of OSHA's general duty clause following a heat-related fatality in June.

OSHA initiated an inspection after an employee who was performing paving operations in the parking lot of a church located at 16th and Varnum Streets NW in the District of Columbia became ill from heat stress and was taken to a hospital, where he died.

"This tragedy underscores the need for employers to ensure that workers have frequent access to water, rest and shade to prevent heat illness and injuries during the hot summer months, and also why it is important that workers are trained to recognize and respond to the signs of heat-related illness," said Robert Szymanski, acting director of OSHA's Baltimore/Washington Area Office.

US Labor Department's OSHA cites Clarksburg, Md., milling and paving company following June heat fatality at District of Columbia construction site