Investigation spotlight falls upon T. Fiore Demolition.
A Newark demolition company that owes New Jersey and the federal government more than $100,000 — including unpaid fines stemming from the 2011 death of a teenage worker — was among the many subcontractors hired with taxpayer dollars to haul debris after superstorm Sandy.
The federal government is seeking $30,000 from T. Fiore Demolition, saying the company could have prevented the 2011 death of a 19-year-old worker at its Wilson Avenue facility if it had followed federal guidelines. T. Fiore was cited with 11 safety violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, public records show.
This year, the state Department of Environmental Protection stopped issuing the company the decals that allow it to haul debris in New Jersey, according to state records, citing more than $86,000 in unpaid fees that piled up in the past year.
And court documents show the state and owner Theodore Fiore also have been tied up in litigation for several years stemming from a separate dispute over the construction material recycling business the company has been operating for the past decade at the Wilson Avenue site, which is near the New Jersey Turnpike.
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