The U.S. Department of Labor reported that federal workplace safety inspectors found an Appleton, Wisc. contractor disregarded employee safety by allowing workers to perform residential roof work without the necessary fall protection gear or training.
In a Jan. 5 news release, inspectors with the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration claimed to observe three workers employed by Chilos Construction near the peak of an Appleton home — and another employee operating a leaf blower on its roof — with no form of fall protection in July 2023.