Company fined over Orinda window cleaning accident
A Santa Clara-based window washing company has been fined $17,550 for an Orinda electrical accident that killed one employee and injured another.The state Department of Occupational Safety and Health issued three citations Thursday against the Delta Window Cleaning Company stemming from the June 5 accident.
Jose Herrera and Eduardo Guerra were severely burned when the bucket of their cherry picker came into contact with high-voltage transmission lines over downtown Orinda. Herrera died of his injuries nearly three weeks later.
The most serious citation says that Herrera and Guerra came within one foot of the power lines despite regulations mandating they be at least 13 feet away.
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