US: Buzzi Unicem USA has challenged penalties worth US$62,500 and denied that it failed in its duty to protect an employee who died after falling into the Mississippi River while working on a barge at the Natchez terminal in Mississippi in February 2023. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited multiple alleged safety violations by the Buzzi subsidiary in a report published in mid-August 2023.
Buzzi Unicem USA said “The company strongly contends that it did not violate the regulations set forth in the citations regarding personal floatation devices and guardrails, and therefore timely filed notice with OSHA that it is contesting the alleged violations contained in these citations (as well as certain aspects of the other citations).” It continued “The company objects to any characterisation by OSHA that the citations are a final determination that the company violated any OSHA regulation or caused the death of our valued employee.”
