Political Quotes

“let me tell you about these citations. They received one citation of $2,250 for not properly being trained in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions. That is of the two people that happened to be walking by, or driving by, that had nothing to do with this construction site--two employees of DeBest Plumbing. They received a second citation, a $1,125 penalty because they did not first run to their vehicles and retrieve hardhats. It has been pointed out that if they had taken the time to run to the trucks to get their hardhats, in all likelihood, it would have created, potentially, greater injury to the victim, if not death. They received a third citation for $2,250 for working in an excavation where water had accumulated. This is outrageous. They received a fourth citation from OSHA of $2,250, because the employees should have shored up the walls of the trench before attempting to rescue the victim. That is the letter of the law, but it is not the spirit of the law. If these good Samaritans that happened to be going by had abided by OSHA's interpretation of the letter of the law, in all likelihood we would have had a victim who was then deceased. I had my office in Idaho contact the OSHA office there and say: ``Surely, there has been a mistake.…”