Articles Tagged with ''violations''

A 20-year-old laborer from Guatemala tragically fell 30 feet through the roof of a Nashville, Tenn., high school, leading to his death; his family has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging gross negligence.

The Department of Labor took what some have called 'unprecedented action' in seeking collection of debts owed by a Chicago-area contractor. With interest, the Illinois man owed more than $360K in penalties; the agency was preparing to lien the owner's personal property.

OSHA investigators say the roofing employee fell 27 feet while attempting to carry materials and climb a ladder jack scaffold.

The employee was installing metal roofing sheets on a building in November 2023, when they fell 12 feet onto a concrete slab below and suffered traumatic head injuries.

OSHA investigators report the Kansas roofing company failed to provide proper fall and eye protection for workers at two job sites in October 2023.

A Missouri roofing company with a history of safety violations is facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties after OSHA inspectors observed employees without fall protection at five different job sites.

The co-owner is reported to have willfully made a false statement in her Individual Income Tax Return Form 1040 for tax year 2017.

The Department of Labor employed “vigorous litigation” against what it's calling a "serial violator," convincing the contractor to withdraw its contest notice on March 1.

A New York-based roofing contractor has entered a guilty plea for one count of willful violation of OSHA regulations resulting in death.

Framingham roofing contractor faces $306,229 in penalties for exposing workers to 20-foot falls at a Boston worksite, per the U.S. Dept of Labor.