State fines employer of two electrocuted men, alleging safety violations in April incidentBy Noah Haglund (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Thursday, July 3, 2008
State authorities have leveled three serious safety citations against an equipment rental company for an April accident near McClellanville that left two employees dead from electrocution. The violations that the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued to Stage Presence Equipment Rentals LLC carry a combined $5,000 in fines. Stage Presence has until later this month to protest. Company representatives declined to comment on Thursday. Workers Dexter Keyes, 37, and John Fortney, 45, were killed around 4 p.m. on April 23 while helping set up a tent for a fundraiser at Thornhill Farm on U.S. Highway 17. The 100-acre facility is run by Healing Farm Ministries, a faith-based charity for people with developmental disabilities. The tents were for Healing Farm’s Showdeo fundraiser during the upcoming weekend. OSHA issued the citations on June 11 and released them this week after notifying Stage Presence. Read more in tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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