Ohio Roofing Contractor Imprisoned After Employee’s Fatal Fall
AKRON, Ohio — An Ohio-based roofing contractor has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter regarding the death of a 39-year-old employee.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Jim Coon, owner of Jim Coon Construction, failed to install proper fall protection systems. This resulted in one of his employees falling from a three-story roof while working without the required fall protection in November 2017.