A New Milford masonry company has been fined more than $6,000 after a man lost eight fingers in an accident in February, The Associated Press reports.
The victim, Scott Ackerman, was working at New Milford Block and Supply Corp. after he was displaced from his home in New York by Superstorm Sandy. He was among families provided temporary housing on church property in New Milford in a project organized by former New Yorkers.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for three violations. OSHA says the company did not provide a safeguard to prevent access to a wire rope for a skip hoist used to move concrete and that the employee contacted the wire rope, resulting in the amputation of eight fingers.
A company official declined to comment Wednesday.
