61-Year-Old Man Crushed By Equipment At Compost Facility

 A New York company has been heavily fined after an employee was crushed to death on the job.

Compost Facility Worker Killed By Equipment 

The State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a $37,000 in fines to TNT Landscaping, Excavation, & Blacktopping. The fines came after a 61-year-old man died while working alone over the weekend.

Apparently, two pieces of equipment somehow crushed the man and the medical examiner had determined that his death was the result of severe head trauma. His body was found sometime later by a visitor to the worksite.

DEC has issued fines for failing to prevent access to the facility and for allowing the composting business to go onto land that was not authorized for use. In addition to this, OSHA may be issuing it's own fines once the investigation into the man's death is concluded.

Hundreds Of Workers Killed Each Year

Sadly this man is just one of many who will be killed on the job this year and the majority of fatalities will occur because of poor safety on construction sites. Thankfully, injured workers and the surviving loved ones of those who are killed can seek compensation through workers' comp. Although the benefits provided won't change the past, they can help to make the future a little bit more comfortable.


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