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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Missouri American Water Hit With OSHA Citations Over Joplin Death

The Creve Coeur-based firm says it is committed to employee safety.

The U.S. Labor Department is coming down with stiff penalties against Missouri American Water Company over an employee's death in Joplin following the deadly tornado there last May. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA announced that it was charging the Creve Coeur-based subdidiary of American Water, with willful violations after an accident with a saw kicked back and killed an employee. KOAM-TV reported on the accident last spring, and at the time indicated that the employee, Robert Clark, died from an injury to his neck. To view the OSHA citations, here is a link to the agency's website. The charges carry a penalty totaling $140,000. “Employers such as Missouri American Water have a responsibility to take all …

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Missouri American Water Company

flyoverland

5:06 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012

They are turning off the water on Spoede Road at 830 tomorrow morning. I can't wait.   more ›

Monday, October 10, 2011

Report: Man Dead Following Manhole Rescue

One man was able to make it out on his own, while another was unconscious and unresponsive Monday morning.

Update: KTVI-TV is reporting that the man rescued by emergency crews has died.  Creve Coeur Patch contacted the Metropolitan Sewer District, which could not confirm the information, and left messages with the Creve Coeur Fire Protection District and OSHA.   Original Story: One man is complaining of headaches and dizziness and another is being treated at a local hospital Monday following a manhole rescue in St. Louis County. Creve Coeur Fire Protection District and Maryland Heights Fire crews responded to the scene at the West Pointe Apartment Complex near Bennington Place and Page Avenue Extension just before 10 a.m. "We got a call of two people down in a manhole," Creve Coeur Deputy Fire Marshal Jerry McQueen tells Patch. Rescue crews …

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Creve Coeur Fire Protection District and Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Lori Burkhardt

8:06 am on Tuesday, October 11, 2011

My deepest sympathies for Daniel Accola's family.   more ›

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