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Massachusetts man killed in Boston garage collapse honored by hometown 1 year after his death

Massachusetts man killed in Boston garage collapse honored by hometown 1 year after his death
FAMILY GATHERED TO REMEMBER HIM. OUR TED WAYMAN IS LIVE IN BOSTON WHERE A MEMORIAL NOW STANDS IN HIS HONOR. >> YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THE GARAGE IS STILL BEING TORN DOWN. A SIMPLE BENCH. THE FLOOR COLLAPSED. >> ALL HE WANTED TO DO WAS DO HIS JOB. >> HE GREW UP IN BROCKTON. >> FOOTBALL AND GRADUATED IN 1988. >> THE FACT IT WILL BE HERE FOREVER IS A WONDERFUL TESTAMENT. >> THE BENCH SITS IN DIED DISHES INSIDE THE PARKING GARAGE. >> IF THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLES, THEY CAN COMMENTS IT. THEY CAN TALK AND PRAY. >> FOLLOWING HIS DEATH, THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS FINED OVER $1 MILLION BY OSHA.
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Massachusetts man killed in Boston garage collapse honored by hometown 1 year after his death
A Massachusetts construction worker who was the victim of a tragic accident at a Boston parking garage now has a memorial in his hometown.Brockton city officials unveiled a bench Sunday at D.W. Field Park that was made in honor of Peter Monsini, who died at the age of 51 on March 26, 2022, when he fell nine stories after the concrete he was working on at the Government Center garage collapsed underneath him and the construction vehicle he was operating."If (people are) having troubles or whatever, they can come and sit — whether it's in Peter's loving memory or they can just sit and talk and pray, and just a place for someone to go and to be safe," said Monsini's girlfriend, Alicia Anacieto.Monsini was a 1988 graduate of Brockton High School. Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan said he went to middle school and high school with Monsini and that they both played football for the Brockton Boxers."To know that Peter cherished this location, so many Brocktonians and visitors come here, the fact that this is going to be here forever now, it's a wonderful testament to Peter Monsini," Sullivan said.Monsini's only child, 18-year-old Anthony, was at Sunday's bench dedication at D.W. Field Park."It's a good thing that we did this," Anthony Monsini said. "I'm very glad because he knew a lot of people and he grew up in Brockton. He's a Brockton local. His name was 'Brockton Pete,' he liked to call himself."Peter Monsini, who was living in South Easton when he died, was a 20-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4."All he wanted to do is be in a seat of a machine and do his job, and he loved doing what he did," said Monsini's uncle, Pio Monsini.In September 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that an inspection found that JDC Demolition, the Brockton-based company Monsini was working for on the Government Center garage project, failed to adequately train its workers on the demolition plan and safety management system.As a result, OSHA cited JDC Demolition for eight "egregious-willful" violations, two "serious" violations and one "other than serious" violation of workplace safety standards and proposed a total of nearly $1.2 million in penalties.The project's general contractor, John Moriarty and Associates Inc., was also cited by OSHA and faces $58,008 in proposed penalties. OSHA accused the general contractor of four violations, including failing to ensure that partially demolished concrete floors were of sufficient strength to support mechanical equipment.

A Massachusetts construction worker who was the victim of a tragic accident at a Boston parking garage now has a memorial in his hometown.

Brockton city officials unveiled a bench Sunday at D.W. Field Park that was made in honor of Peter Monsini, who died at the age of 51 on March 26, 2022, when he fell nine stories after the concrete he was working on at the Government Center garage collapsed underneath him and the construction vehicle he was operating.

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"If (people are) having troubles or whatever, they can come and sit — whether it's in Peter's loving memory or they can just sit and talk and pray, and just a place for someone to go and to be safe," said Monsini's girlfriend, Alicia Anacieto.

Monsini was a 1988 graduate of Brockton High School. Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan said he went to middle school and high school with Monsini and that they both played football for the Brockton Boxers.

"To know that Peter cherished this location, so many Brocktonians and visitors come here, the fact that this is going to be here forever now, it's a wonderful testament to Peter Monsini," Sullivan said.

Monsini's only child, 18-year-old Anthony, was at Sunday's bench dedication at D.W. Field Park.

"It's a good thing that we did this," Anthony Monsini said. "I'm very glad because he knew a lot of people and he grew up in Brockton. He's a Brockton local. His name was 'Brockton Pete,' he liked to call himself."

Peter Monsini, who was living in South Easton when he died, was a 20-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4.

"All he wanted to do is be in a seat of a machine and do his job, and he loved doing what he did," said Monsini's uncle, Pio Monsini.

In September 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that an inspection found that JDC Demolition, the Brockton-based company Monsini was working for on the Government Center garage project, failed to adequately train its workers on the demolition plan and safety management system.

As a result, OSHA cited JDC Demolition for eight "egregious-willful" violations, two "serious" violations and one "other than serious" violation of workplace safety standards and proposed a total of nearly $1.2 million in penalties.

The project's general contractor, John Moriarty and Associates Inc., was also cited by OSHA and faces $58,008 in proposed penalties. OSHA accused the general contractor of four violations, including failing to ensure that partially demolished concrete floors were of sufficient strength to support mechanical equipment.