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OSHA Fines Pennsylvania Contractor $18K After Fatal Balcony Collapse In Sea Isle City OSHA Fines Pennsylvania Contractor $18K After Fatal Balcony Collapse In Sea Isle City
Osha Fines Pennsylvania Contractor $18K After Fatal Balcony Collapse In Sea Isle City Federal inspectors have levied $18,082 in fines against a Bucks County, PA, contracting company after a balcony collapse that killed a worker in Sea Isle City earlier this year. Jose Pereira, 43, of Philadelphia, was working on a seventh-floor balcony on the Spinnaker Condominium complex’s south tower on Feb. 24 when an eighth-floor balcony collapsed on top of him, pinning him under the concrete slab. OSHA officials have cited Ferguson Contracting Inc. of Yardley, PA, for five different violations. OSHA citationOSHA Sea Isle City balcony collapse.Lex Step for Daily Voice Crews were …
Philadelphia Worker ID'd As Victim Killed In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse Philadelphia Worker ID'd As Victim Killed In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse
Philadelphia Worker ID'd As Victim Killed In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse A 43-year-old construction worker from Philadelphia has been identified as the victim crushed to death by a balcony that collapsed at a Sea Isle City high-rise Friday, Feb. 24, authorities said. Jose Pereira was on the 7th floor balcony of the Spinnaker South Tower when the balcony above him collapsed, crushing him around 2:20 p.m., Sea Isle City Police Chief Anthony J. Garreffi Jr. said. Pereira's body was pinned under the 30-foot concrete slab for several hours before responders could cut through approximately 12 inches of reinforced concrete, Garreffi said. The side of the building was …