MATTOON, (AP) – A construction company is disputing the government’s allegations that it violated safety standards at the site of a fatal building collapse in Mattoon and plans to contest the $5,100 fine, the company’s owner said.

“We wouldn’t put our people in harm’s way,” said Monty Swearingen, owner of Swearingen Bros. Excavating.

The company was fined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which said it found several violations during its investigation of the April 23 death of Wayne Boruff, 46, of nearby Toledo.

Boruff was killed when part of the roof collapsed at a downtown building that he and two co-workers were preparing for demolition. A second worker had to be rescued.

OSHA said the construction company lacked an adequate health and safety education program for its employees and did not conduct proper training to help employees in the “avoidance of unsafe conditions,” said Bill Hancock, OSHA acting area director.

OSHA also said there were not enough inspections of the job site by a person with knowledge of demolition hazards, and there was no engineering survey of framing, floors and walls to help avoid a collapse of the structure, Hancock said.

OSHA notified the company of the fine on June 2. The company had 15 days to contest the findings.

A Coles County coroner’s jury ruled Boruff’s death was an accident.