New Jersey Company Admits Causing Death of Employee Who Fell Off Roof During Installation
NEWARK, N.J. — A general contracting company based in Newark, N.J. admitted to violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, leading to the death of an employee.
Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced that Trustworthy LLC, d/b/a “Trustworthy Roofing and Siding,” (Trustworthy) via its owner, Derico Ferreira, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Falk in Newark federal court to an information charging it with one count of willfully violating OSHA standards by failing to provide fall protection to employees engaged in the construction of a residential home, which caused the death of an employee.