Denver, Colorado, October 8 — The US Department of Labor Occupational safety and health administration issued the following press release:
A federal occupational health investigation found that an auto insurance company was ignoring coronavirus safety requirements and allowing other people with symptoms to work at the same time. Denver location where an employee has died from COVID-19.
In response to a complaint about unsafe working conditions and the employee’s death, the US Department of Labor Occupational safety and health administration opened an investigation into April 21, 2021, and found Fred Loya Insurance Agency Inc. failed to safely remove workers, implemented a health and safety plan, and allowed symptomatic workers to remain on site. The company faces $ 23,406 in the proposed sanctions.
“Fred Loya Insurance Agency employees unnecessarily exposed in their Fort Collins office to colleagues showing symptoms of COVID-19, â€said OSHA regional director Amanda kupper in Denver. “This company has shown indifference to the safety and well-being of its employees, including one who has fallen victim to the coronavirus.”
Situated at El Paso, Texas, Fred Loya Insurance Agency Inc. is a subsidiary of Loya Insurance Group, which operates more than 500 agencies in the states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio and Texas.
The company has 15 working days from receipt of citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA zone manager, or contest the conclusions before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Board.
