​Family of Ironworker Killed on Duty Awarded $12 Million​

A Pennsylvania cement company has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of an ironworker who fell to his death while attempting to set up a temporary catwalk at the company’s plant in Stockertown.

In July 2021, the decedent Michael Pittman, who was employed by G&R Mineral Services, was tasked with replacing a catwalk between two cement coolers at a site for Hercules Cement Co. LLC. He fell 23 feet while trying to rearrange wooden planks to create a temporary work area, which lacked necessary safety equipment like fall protection and secure anchors.

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