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| William M. Brown Jr. of Bloomington died in April when a 10-foot-long limestone slab fell and killed him as it was being lifted above an interior doorway at IU's Swain Hall. |
Indiana cites contractor in worker's death at IU's campus
Indiana regulators have cited a contractor for serious workplace safety violations found following a worker's death at an Indiana University construction site.
Posted: Jul. 19, 2018 11:14 AM
Posted By: Associated Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) —
Indiana regulators have cited a contractor for serious workplace safety violations found following a worker's death at an Indiana University construction site.
Thirty-five-year-old William M. Brown Jr. of Bloomington died in April when a 10-foot-long limestone slab fell and killed him as it was being lifted above an interior doorway at IU's Swain Hall.
State workplace safety officials inspected the accident site and cited Rock Solid Masonry LLC for four serious violations. Those include improper use of a winch, failing to instruct employees in its proper use and failing to identify existing and predictable hazards.
Officials have proposed $11,200 in penalties against the company, which was a subcontractor on Swain Hall's $36 million renovation.
The Herald-Times obtained the safety order and proposed penalties notification through a public records request.
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Worker killed by limestone slab on Indiana University campus
Authorities say a construction worker died when a large chunk of limestone fell onto his head and chest at Indiana University's Bloomington campus.
Posted: Apr. 26, 2018 10:05 AM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) —
Authorities say a construction worker died when a large chunk of limestone fell onto his head and chest at Indiana University's Bloomington campus.
Monroe County coroner Joani Shields says 35-year-old William M. Brown Jr. of Bloomington was killed Wednesday afternoon at Swain Hall West. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning.
Brown was an employee for a contractor hired by the university for a $36 million renovation of the building. He was helping to install a limestone header above an interior second-floor doorway when the block fell as it was being lofted it into place.
Sgt. Brandon Hudson of the Bloomington Fire Department tells The Herald-Times that the stone was about 6 feet (1.8 meters) long and that it struck Brown in the head and chest.