NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) — Following the death of a City of New Port Richey utility worker in September, an internal investigation has revealed numerous violations, including a lack of training and insufficient safety equipment, according to a confidential internal memo provided to News Channel 8.
“I have concluded that a catastrophic failure of the implementation of best management practices for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) confined space procedures occurred,” said Robert Rivera, the City of New Port Richey Public Works Director, in the memo addressed to the city manager.
‘I love you’: Daughter of mechanic killed in New Port Richey ‘incident’ heartbroken over tragedy
On September 22, New Port Richey Police and Fire Rescue responded to a lift station along Bandura Avenue for an “electrical incident,” according to city officials. Gary Greger, 47, was working inside the station, approximately 22 feet below ground, when he fell off the ladder. Greger was killed, and an autopsy for the father said his cause of death was “inconclusive.”
“I am just so heartbroken, so angry. My father is gone, and I’m lost,” said Cassidy Greger, Gary’s daughter…