An Ocean City amusement park is contesting a $10,000 fine it received after a man fell to his death while working on the ferris wheel.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) filed Gilamco Inc., which owns Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, $10,151 on Nov. 2 of last year for not ensuring that “each walking/working surface could support the intended load for that surface.”
The Genie S-85 self-propelled telescoping boom lift that was used during the repairs of the ride partially fell through the surface on May 2, leading to the worker’s death, OSHA said.
A company that is fined by OSHA is given 15 days to contest the fine imposed on it and as of Wednesday, the matter was still being contested, an OSHA spokeswoman told NJ Advance Media.
The man, Robert W. Sanger, 62, of Pittsgrove, was a welder employed by Cargo Tech International of Swedesboro, the city said.
Cargo Tech International was also fined by OSHA in November and paid a penalty of $7,831 after it was also cited for the improper working surface and the fact that the worker was exposed to fall hazards as he was moving the Genie without a piece of safety equipment attached to it.
The company did not contest its fine, the spokeswoman said.
Jay Gillian is the third-generation owner of Gillians Wonderland Pier, which has been operating in Cape May county since the 1920s. Gillian is also the mayor of Ocean City and has served in that position since 2010.
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