Twin Falls company fined after worker injured

TWIN FALLS (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a south-central Idaho home-construction company after a worker suffered serious injuries at a job site.

The federal agency announced Wednesday a $27,600 fine assessed to TKO Custom Homes of Twin Falls for what it calls willfully exposing workers to fall hazards and other problems.

Company spokesman Chad DeBie said TKO will meet with the agency to review changes the company has made.

"They will want to review with us the steps we've taken to prevent a similar situation," he said.

The agency on April 30 inspected the Evergreen Apartments job site and cited the company with one willful violation of fall hazards and three other serious violations.

The agency said it found workers being exposed to falls of nearly 10 feet because the company failed to provide rails on stairs, guardrails and other fall protection. The agency fined the company $22,000.