OSHA Fines New Jersey Contractor for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Fatal Falls
TRENTON, N.J. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Trenton roofing contractor with a history of exposing workers to potentially deadly falls with a proposed $247,309 in penalties.
As part of its Local Emphasis Programs on falls in construction, OSHA opened an inspection on March 18, 2022, at a Mahwah worksite of Guelsin Lima, operating as Extreme Roofing and Siding LLC, after observing a worker working on a roof without fall protection. In three subsequent inspections, OSHA determined that Lima failed to provide fall protection and head and/or eye protection for workers installing roofing shingles in Upper Saddle River and River Vale.