The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed more than $134,000 in penalties for a Wisconsin-based roofing contractor for fall safety violations, though the news was a surprise to the business owner.
According to an Oct. 23 news release issued by the Department of Labor, OSHA opened an inspection into Brookens Construction LLC on May 12, 2023, after observing a worker shingling a residential roof without fall protection on Ridgeview Drive in Appleton, Wis. The worker was employed by a subcontractor, Eaglevision LLC of Elgin, Ill.