Article: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OSHA CITES MIAMI COMPANIES WITH WILLFUL, SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATIONS AFTER FATALITY AT BERNUTH MARINE TERMINAL

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following press release:

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing penalties against four Miami, Fla., companies for safety violations following a fatality at the Bernuth Marine Terminal.

In May, an investigation was initiated following notification to OSHA of a possible occupational death when a longshoreman was missing for two days. The employee of Miami Stevedoring Services (MSS) apparently fell overboard from the top of a container that was onboard a cargo vessel.

Miami Stevedoring is receiving willful citations ...

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