The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the Toledo Museum of Art $7,300 when an employee was hospitalized after falling from an eight-foot scaffold. (Michael Carnevale/WNWO)
OSHA fines Toledo Museum of Art following scaffolding incident
By Christopher Burns Tuesday, July 19th 2016
TOLEDO, Oh. (WNWO) — Fines have been sanctioned against a local museum following an incident that left an employee with severe injuries.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the Toledo Museum of Art $7,300 when an employee was hospitalized after following from an eight-foot scaffold.
$1,000 of the fine comes from the museum's failure to notify OSHA of the workplace incident, which is required by law. OSHA fined TMA $6,300 after it was found that employees working on the roof or on the HVAC systems were risking a fall of 19 feet after the museum failed to block off skylights.
A spokesperson for the Toledo Museum of Art offered this statement in regards to the fines:
I’d like share with you that The Toledo Museum of Art is committed to safety. TMA is working with engineering companies, improving its staff training programs and has implemented a cross-departmental safety team.
We are dedicated to the continuous improvement of safety for all who work in and frequent the museum.
The name of the employee injured and his condition were not revealed.