The Occupational Safety and Health Administration named fall hazards as the most cited violation of 2023, making it the 13th consecutive year. It is one of the most cited violations in roofing, and in 2022, falls, slips and trips resulted in 100 fatal workplace incidents.
Due to incidents like these, OSHA is not lenient when it comes to issuing citations and penalties to roofing contractors. As 2023 wraps up, RC is examining OSHA violations from the past year to see which contractors were hit with the largest penalties.