Dive Brief:

• After reviewing a June incident in which a structure fell inside an equestrian center that is under construction at Texas A&M University, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued penalty notices for a total of $46,800.
• The family of a worker who died after a spiral ramp came down unexpectedly during demolition for renovation of the campus's Kyle Field stadium last month has filed a suit asking for $1 million from six contractors and a jury trial to decide on that request.
• OSHA's citations went mostly to Ramco Erectors Inc. of Houston – six of seven – for a flawed erection process and for safety violations in the collapse that hurt four workers.

Dive Insight:

The general contractor on the equestrian center project, Gamma Construction, drew one citation for what OSHA said was not ensuring structural stability in the work Ramco was doing. As always, companies fined by OSHA can contest those.