WESTFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – A Mass. construction company has been cited after an accident that resulted in the death of a Westfield police officer.
According to paperwork obtained by ABC40, Revoli Construction of Franklin was cited for not instructing “other employer’s employees on the hazards created when Revoli employees moved vehicles around this jobs site” on Pontoosic Road in Westfield back in July.
On July 26, 2012, Westfield Police Officer Jose Torres was working a construction detail on Pontoosic Road as crews from Revoli were working to put in new water lines, when Torres was hit by a dump truck.
Torres, a 27-year-veteran of the department, was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
OSHA notes in its citation, which was issued on January 22, that Revoli has been previously cited for the same violation, after a crew struck a gas line near May and Pickering Streets in Needham back in November 2009.
For the Westfield incident, OSHA is proposing a $14,000 fine for the repeat violation.
OSHA spokesperson Ted Fitzgerald says that a company has 15 days from receipt of the citation to respond to OSHA and that most companies choose to meet with the agency to discuss or respond to the citation or seek a resolution to the case.
Fitzgeralds adds that Revoli has indicated that it will meet with OSHA, but no date for that meeting has been set yet.
Wow so sad knowing this could have been prevented well hope this guys contruction business goes under for his 2 time mistake.Shame on him.
Wow 14,000 dollar fine for negligence that caused the death of a good man. Especially when they were already cited for the same infraction. Shame on them is not enough. They should be barred from bidding any public work for a substantial amount of time.
That is the disheartening part of this situation
True Wggb Springfield but we all know they will file for bankruptcy most likey and start up under another name like most businesses do.Sad but true.Yes that’s a small fine for a great life that was lost.
It should be a 1 million dollar fine… $14,000 is just a drop in the buck for them. He was a great guy and will be sorely missed by all.
The only thing the company did wrong was not having morning five safety talks. You people really want the company to go under an all the men to lose their jobs because of an accident? Should we also dismantle the police department for not training the officers enough about avoiding traffic? Morons.
Jeffery..that same company was cited in 2009 for the same issue…how many “accidents” are going to happen???? unfortunately this time somebody lost their life!! Moron.