A Michigan-based demolition contractors says it can't be sued for the deaths of two men and serious injury of another in the 2020 collapse of the Killen power plant in Adams County. Ohio law says plaintiffs must prove the company acted with 'deliberate intent'.
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According to multiple Cincinnati-area media outlets, OSHAâ(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) proposed fines totaling $192,510 against a pair of contractors involved in a power plant collapse that killed two northeastern Kentucky men on Dec. 9.
Jamie Fitzgerald, of Ashland, and Doug Gray, of Greenup, died in December at the site of the Killen power plant in Adams County, Ohio. Grayâs body was found days after the collapse. Fitzgeraldâs body was discovered weeks later.
Adamo Demolition Co., based in Detroit, faces three new violations indicating the company failed to properly monitor the explosive demolition process, according to WCPO in Cincinnati. WCPO reported that OSHAâproposed fines tallying $180,222 for the violations in addition to a $1,502 fine proposed in February for a paperwork violation.
OSHA proposes $194K in fines for Adams County power plant collapse
Adamo Demolition to challenge citations
Maddie Schmidt, WCPO 9
and last updated 2021-05-25 16:30:05-04
CINCINNATI â The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed new fines totaling $192,510 against two contractors involved in the Dec. 9 collapse that killed two men at the Killen power plant in Adams County.
Detroit-based Adamo Demolition Co. faces three new violations alleging the company failed to properly monitor the explosive demolition process, leading to the deaths of Jamie Fitzgerald and Doug Gray. OSHA proposed fines totaling $180,222 for those violations in addition to a $1,502 fine proposed in February for a paperwork violation.