A 40-year-old roofing contractor in Rockland County, NY, about an hour northeast of New York City, with an extensive record of safety violations and two employee deaths, was charged on July 25 with violating federal safety regulations.
The principal of ALJ Home Improvement, Inc., Jose Lema, was arrested Tuesday morning at his home on a charge of knowingly and willfully violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration residential construction fall protection standards, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a complaint. The Rockland/Westchester Journal News first reported news of Lema’s arrest.