After Billerica police officer was killed, Massachusetts safety group rips contractor: ‘Blatantly disregard worker safety’

The contractor involved in the tragic incident that killed a Billerica cop is being slammed by a leading job safety group for its past OSHA violations and for “continuing to ignore and blatantly disregard worker safety.” Sgt. Ian Taylor, 49, was killed while working at a road construction site in Billerica last month. He was struck by an excavator that was backing up on the worksite. Taylor was transported to Lahey Hospital, where he later died. Following the cop’s death, the construction site contractor N. Granese and Sons is being...