A Watertown couple is suing three companies over an industrial cleanup that they allege dusted their property with toxic substances and left contaminated concrete buried within yards of the Rock River.

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The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.

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The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited for OSHA violations during work around the state.

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Crews work from scaffolding set up around St. Bernard Catholic Church's steeple to affix copper roofing Wednesday in Watertown.

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OSHA reports • Faith Technologies Inc., Menasha, paid a $7,000 electrical-safety-related-work-practices citation May 24. The company was issued the citation April 27 during an electrical job at 2950 N. Victory Lane, Appleton. • Intercon Construction Inc., Madison, reached a formal ...

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By Keith Barber Riverwalk Plaza at 301 South Water Street, Watertown You would expect nothing less from a city like Watertown. Officials there are moving ahead with a plan to construct a riverwalk plaza along the Rock River in downtown. ...

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By Keith Barber Riverwalk Plaza at 301 South Water Street, Watertown You would expect nothing less from a city like Watertown. Officials there are moving ahead with a plan to construct a riverwalk plaza along the Rock River in downtown. ...

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WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — The bill curtailing state workers’ union rights that’s drawn mass protests in Madison is drawing quieter, but equally strong opinions in Wisconsin’s smaller towns. Consider Watertown, with a population of about 23,000, approximately 40 miles from ...

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OSHA reports • Vilchis Roofing, Menasha, must pay an $800 head-protection citation, a $1,400 fall-protection citation and an $800 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Nov. 16 during a ...

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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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