Hazards found at Centerville tower

Telecommunications worker fell to death; final response Friday.

Federal inspectors look over nursing home tower in Centerville where telecommunications worker fell to his death.

Federal inspectors found fall hazards at the Centerville nursing home tower where a telecommunications worker fell to his death, according to OSHA documents obtained by the Dayton Daily News.

Graceworks Lutheran Services, which operates Bethany Village, has until Friday to avoid citations by abating the hazards identified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to a letter from Cincinnati Area Director Ken Montgomery.

A spokeswoman for Graceworks said in a written statement that the organization is “committed to safety.”

“We have received the letter and are drafting our response to OSHA,” said spokeswoman Allyson Crawford. “We expect to have a final response on Friday after consulting with our team.”

The letter from OSHA told Graceworks a December inspection of the workplace at Vista Place, 6451 Far Hills Ave., disclosed two hazards.

According to the letter, maintenance employees and sub-contractors “performing work and/ or walking to gain access to work area on or near the edge of the low slope pitch roof without a fall protection system were exposed to trip and fall hazards.”