Politics & Government

City Hit with Fines in Wake of Transfer Station Death

According to The Day, New London had been cited in 2010 for not having railings at the transfer station.

A state inspection of New London's transfer station — put in motion after a longtime resident was killed when he fell into a trash compactor at the site — turned up violations that contributed to an unsafe environment.

For its "willful" and "serious" safety violations, the city was fined more than $10,000, according to a report by The Day. The OSHA violation was for not having a railing to prevent a fall of more than 4 feet — something state inspectors had cited the city for back in March 2010, The Day reports.

New London resident Floyd Smeeton, 59, was killed on Jan. 30 when he fell into the compactor while unloading his truck. 

Read more on The Day's website.


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