OSHA Fines N.D. Plant $5000 after Death of Worker

November 2, 2007

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a $5,000 fine for a West Fargo, North Dakota wind tower manufacturing plant where a worker was killed.

OSHA area director Bruce Beelman said the fine is for a materials handling violation at DMI Industries Incorporated.

Company officials said 37-year-old Jeffrey Mousseau of Fargo was on one side of a trailer being loaded with scrap metal by an overhead bridge crane when he was struck and killed on October 2.

DMI is a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corp., based in Fargo and Fergus Falls, Minn. It also has plants in Oklahoma and Ontario, and makes equipment for a variety of other industries, including agricultural processing, ethanol production, and oil and gas extraction.

Topics Workers' Compensation

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  • November 2, 2007 at 6:02 am
    lastbat says:
    OSHA doesn't have the big stick the EPA does. Even though they've raised their fines in the past few years it takes multiple infractions to make up the high dollar amounts we... read more
  • November 2, 2007 at 5:34 am
    bill says:
    caffiend, have you ever calculated an x-mod? Death claims do not make a large shift, they put into the formula at a discounted value. educate yourself before making assessment... read more
  • November 2, 2007 at 3:44 am
    caffiend says:
    "said the fine is for a materials handling violation" that's just the fine, wait till you see what happens to their worker's comp rates though. Any injury effects the experien... read more

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