CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Chippewa Falls police say three teenagers have come forward and confessed to entering two heavy construction sites where they got inside equipment and caused about $11,000 worth of damage. Authorities say the three teens are ...

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OSHA reports • Enloe Carpentry Inc., Van Alstyne, Texas, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on Oct. 23 to reduce a $1,400 fall-protection citation to $700 and a $1,400 ladders citation to $0. The company was issued the citations Aug. ...

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By Joe Lanane Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were on scene Wednesday of a fatal construction accident in Chippewa Falls. A construction worker died Monday from injuries sustained during concrete work at a sand plant. Kevin Kadrlik, ...

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OSHA reports • Dave Cecil Builders Inc., Birchwood, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Sept. 27 to reduce a $450 stairways citation to $315. The company was issued the citations Sept. 22 during a residential remodeling job at 420 ...

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By Joe Lanane As the weather cools, some Wisconsin contractors say they expect sales to heat up as businesses add projects to accommodate the state’s smoking ban. The ban took effect July 5 and generally prohibits smoking in any area ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Shannan Harris has operated her gift and home accent shop, Moments on Main, in Red Wing’s historic business district for five years. Simply put, she likes it there. “We are located on ...

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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Crews were working to contain a fuel spill at the Chippewa County Courthouse in Chippewa Falls that spread to a nearby creek. According to the fire department, a malfunction with a tank for the courthouse’s ...

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OSHA reports •    Eau Claire Roofing Co. Inc., Eau Claire, must pay four scaffolding citations, totaling $3,000, because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Nov. 23 during a roofing job at 2653 ...

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OSHA reports •    Maurer Roofing Inc., Marshfield, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Oct. 1 to pay a $225 hazard-communication citation. The company was issued the citation Sept. 17 during a roofing job at 1223 Whipple St., Eau Claire. ...

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OSHA reports •    Roofing Specialist LLC, Madison, must pay a $2,000 fall-protection citation, a $2,000 ladders citation and a $4,000 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Sept. 1 during ...

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