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KINGSTON: OSHA fines tree removal company after worker's death
www.eagletribune.com Federal safety regulators have fined an East Kingston tree removal company $19,250, six months after a 22-year-old employee was killed by a falling tree.
The U.S. Department of Labor said Maurice Buzzell, doing business as Buzzell Tree Service, committed seven serious violations that likely played a factor in the death of Jon LaVigueur, 22, of Kingston.Two other lesser violations cited the company for workplace safety hazards.Workers were cutting an 82-foot pine tree Aug. 7 outside a home on 15th Street in Kingston when LaVigueur was killed.
One worker used a chain saw to cut into the trunk while LaVigueur and three others began pulling the rope tied to the tree, according to witnesses.
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