Failure to Secure a Safe Jobsite

A general contractor was awarded the job to build a public high school in Texas.  On the jobsite they paid special attention to all aspects of OSHA safety with regard to fall protection, personal protective equipment, and trenching.  A new employee of one of the subcontractors had not properly marked a hole where a skylight Continue Reading …

Wrongful Death Related to Boiler Installation

A mechanical contractor installed a boiler in a prominent hotel in Key West, Florida.  Several years later, two hotel guests died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from the boiler they had installed.  Although it was later discovered the hotel had tampered with the boiler and made repairs after hurricane Wilma, the contractor was Continue Reading …