By Tom Fetters

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I found myself driving around Kenosha for a couple of hours Sunday with my eyes peeled for backhoes, bulldozers and scaffolding.

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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 •    Wenzel Siding & Roofing, Wilmot, must pay a $750 fall-protection citation and a $750 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Oct. 26 during a siding job ...

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OSHA reports •    New Corp Construction Inc., Lodi, must pay a $2,800 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violation has ended. The company was issued the citation July 7 during a roofing job in Appleton. •    Andy’s Sheet ...

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OSHA reports •    FJ Lincoln LLC, Janesville, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on Nov. 2 to reduce a $3,000 fall-protection citation to $1,500 and a $3,000 ladders citation to $1,500. The company was issued the citations April 13 during ...

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OSHA reports •    Air Temperature Services Inc., Madison, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Nov. 4 to reduce a $750 scaffolding citation to $525. The company was issued the citation Oct. 21 during a plumbing, heating and air-conditioning job ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers have approved plans to clean up pollution at the site of the Chrysler engine plant in Kenosha. Supporters said the plan could help transform the 100-acre site of the plant that is closing into ...

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DAVID RUNK and JEFF KAROUB Associated Press Writers WIXOM, Mich. (AP) — Henry Ford’s great-grandson arrived at the shuttered auto plant to brag about a plan to revive the vast empty space: Investors would transform it into a modern factory ...

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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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