A Maryland Labor Department investigation sparked by the death of a sanitation worker concluded that Baltimore City’s public works department regularly exposed employees to dangerous working conditions.
The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health agency on Friday issued a ‘serious’ violation to Baltimore DPW — that means the agency found conditions that caused or were likely to cause serious harm or death to a worker. In this case, the agency found conditions of excessive heat.
The citation was signed by MOSH Acting Commissioner Michael Penn with a proposed $0 fine. As a municipal agency, Baltimore City is not subject to MOSH penalties.
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