Contractor fined for summer incident
By Jeff Kass, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published January 9, 2008 at 12:30 a.m.
OSHA has fined the general contractor on a luxury high-rise condominium $48,500 after part of a roof collapsed in July, according to documents.
OSHA listed nine citations, some with multiple categories, to the Dallas-based Beck Group, which also does business as Beck Residential. All the citations were listed as "serious."
But a spokeswoman for The Landmark project that includes the condo tower noted that the report did not specify why the 30-by-40-foot piece of concrete fell.
"It was a freak thing that happened," said Kirsten Hamling.
OSHA said Tuesday the report on the incident was not available, but a copy was obtained from Landmark.
At the time, 17 workers were taken to area hospitals, according to a statement Tuesday by Everest Development Co. But it notes that all were back at work within four days.
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