AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine roofing contractor is facing more than $278,000 in penalties for workplace safety violations on top of $1.8 million in penalties related to a worker’s death.
In a release, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Shawn Purvis, owner of Saco-based Purvis Home Improvement Co. Inc., for willful, repeated and serious workplace violations at a jobsite in Springvale, Maine. The penalties total $278,456.