OSHA fines company over explosion

LEWISTON (AP) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Lewiston construction company for its role in a natural gas explosion in the city's downtown last November.

OSHA cited M.L. Albright and Sons for failing to anticipate the change in the depth of the natural gas line, which was hit with an excavator bucket, The Lewiston Tribune reported Tuesday.

OSHA proposed a $4,900 fine on March 1 and reduced it to $2,450. Department of Labor spokesman Jose Carnevali said half of the fine has been paid.