The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Seneca Steel Erectors Inc., general contractor The Daimler Group, and temporary employment agency Construction Labor Contractors following an inspection of a building site in Columbus, OH, OSHA announced.

OSHA inspected the site on July 12 and found the absence of fall protection equipment exposed six temporary employees to falls of up to 60 feet as they welded and attached steel braces on a commercial construction site for Alliance Data System.

Construction Labor Contractors provided the workers, and The Daimler Group served as the site’s general contractor. Seneca Steel faces penalties of $92,286; Construction Labor Contractors faces penalties of $37,413; and The Daimler Group faces penalties of $17,460.

OSHA issued three serious violations to Richfield-based Construction Labor Contractors for failing to provide a qualified rigger, to train employees about fall hazards and for proper operation of aerial lifts.

“At CLC, we always take allegations involving potential safety violations seriously,” Construction Labor Contractors CEO Brad Chesin said in a statement provided to Staffing Industry Analysts. “The safety of our employees is our highest priority. While we walk our employees onto the jobsite prior to beginning a project as well as make frequent follow-up visits, if at any time we learn of a possible hazard or risk involving our employees work environment, we immediately take corrective actions to insure their safety. CLC takes pride in its safety programs and will continue to be diligent with taking measures to minimize risk and improve the safety of our employees that are placed at our clients’ worksites.”

The agency cited Seneca Steel Erectors for eight serious and two repeated violations. The agency found Seneca failed to:

• Ensure workers attached themselves to the basket of the aerial lift and stood firmly on the floor of the lift basket during operations. OSHA cited the company for these same violations in February 2013 at a job site in Dublin.
• Provide required fall protection.
• Prevent loads on the boom and lift basket from exceeding limits.
• Train employees on how to operate aerial lifts and understand fall hazards.
• Provide a qualified rigger.

The agency also cited the Daimler Group for failing to train workers in fall hazards and conduct site inspections.

Each company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to respond.