DE PERE, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Lunda Construction Co. of Black River Falls with three serious safety violations after a worker was struck by a section of the crane he was assembling and killed April 20. OSHA initiated an inspection in response to the incident, which occurred at a construction site on Highway 41 south of Schuering Road near De Pere.The violations involve failing to train workers and provide written procedures on safe crane assembly, provide a competent person to supervise the assembly and disassembly of the crane, and follow the manufacturer's recommended procedures for assembly of the American 5299 crawler crane. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
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