Milwaukee County Courthouse scaffolding incident, OSHA fines company

The Brief

  • OSHA fined a construction company more than $85,000 for a scaffolding incident.
  • It happened as crews were working on the Milwaukee County Courthouse.
  • Two workers were rescued. No one was hurt.

MILWAUKEE The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a construction company more than $85,000 for a scaffolding incident at the Milwaukee County Courthouse last year, online records show.

The backstory:

It happened on Oct. 10. Two workers were rescued after the scaffolding they were on partially collapsed and ended up in a precarious position at the top of the courthouse. No one was hurt.

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