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The Bar Harbor Fire Department responded after the entrance of the Regency Hotel collapsed in February 2025, killing one man. (Shaun Farrar/Bar Harbor Story)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a construction company for not adequately training its employees before part of a hotel collapsed in Bar Harbor, killing a man earlier this year.

Mark King, 64, of Boynton Beach, Florida, died in February when a large overhang at the Bar Harbor Regency Hotel collapsed on him. He was working on renovations at the property that day, his family said in an interview with the Press Herald in March.

OSHA’s investigation into the collapse concluded earlier this month. Courtcon Inc., a company based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was fined $46,340 for four citations related to the collapse. New Hampshire business records show the company is tied to Ocean Properties, which owns the hotel.

Courtcon did not adequately train its employees on safe demolition or ensure they were wearing helmets, according to the citations. The citations also say the canopy structure had not been properly surveyed or inspected before demolition began at the hotel.

“An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations,” one of the citations read.

A representative from Ocean Properties declined to comment on the citations Tuesday afternoon. Employees listed in Courtcon’s business records did not return calls about the citations.

King’s family said they remember him as a passionate, dedicated worker who had worked for Ocean Properties for more than four decades. King’s son said he primarily lived in Florida, but split his time between there and Maine for work.

His family said that before his death, King had planned to move to Maine to be closer to friends and family, and finish work at his camp, named “King Camp,” on Chemo Pond in Penobscot County.

Morgan covers crime and public safety for the Portland Press Herald. She moved to Maine from the sandy shores of West Michigan in 2024. She discovered her passion for breaking news while working for Michigan...