Oregon OSHA Slaps Contractor with $105,800 in Penalties for Fall Protection Violations
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Canby, Ore., contractor JMJ Construction LLC $105,800 for violating job safety rules, including repeatedly failing to protect workers from fall hazards that could seriously injure or kill them.
According to a statement from Oregon OSHA, the inspection of JMJ Construction focused on a Hillsboro jobsite where roofing work was being done on a commercial building. Oregon OSHA's inspection identified three violations, one of which involved allowing three employees to work at heights without any type of fall protection system. The three employees were exposed 18-foot fall hazards, according to the inspection. JMJ Construction was working as a subcontractor at the jobsite.