OSHA investigating contractor linked to construction accident that claimed life of Billerica officer [Video]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday confirmed that it has launched an investigation into a general contractor linked to a construction accident that claimed the life of a beloved Billerica police officer last week.

N. Granese & Sons, Inc., a Massachusetts-based general contracting company, is under investigation after 49-year-old Sergeant Ian Taylor was struck by an excavator while helping to move a large tractor-trailer at a roadside construction site at the intersection of Boston Road and Pollard Road on Friday afternoon.

“Its purpose is to determine whether there were any violations of workplace safety standards,” a spokesperson said of the investigation. “During the inspection, OSHA will gather whatever information is necessary to make a determination.”

Taylor was rushed to Lahey Hospital in Burlington, where he was pronounced dead.

Billerica Police Chief Roy Frost said that Taylor was a 21-year law enforcement veteran and had been with the department since 2011.

OSHA noted that additional details on this case won’t …