Death of construction worker ‘could have been prevented’
George Cole, ironworker and brother-in-law of Harold “Rusty” Billingsley who was killed in a recent Las Vegas construction accident, says that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew all citations and fines which was initially offered as the accident could have been prevented. Cole says Billingsley’s employer bore no responsibility. Cole discusses unsafe working conditions and OSHA’s failure to enforce safety standards. (0:57)
June 24, 2008
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