The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2023, with number one being the most frequent cause of injury and death in roofing.
Following an investigation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, a roofing contractor pled guilty to workers' comp fraud after he was found working while receiving benefits intended for injured workers.
OSHA is imposing significant fines on an Ohio-based roofing contractor, JHM Roofing, for repeatedly endangering workers with deadly fall hazards at multiple job sites in 2023 despite having fall protection equipment available.
Troyer Roofing & Coatings in Jamesport, Mo., faces OSHA penalties after an 18-year-old worker fell to his death while not using fall protection equipment, and the company allowed others to continue working without it; citations include previous fall protection violations.
A roofing contractor has refused to pay the penalties related to citations for fall protection violations, causing the department to file suit in federal court.
In five inspections of the contractor's worksites in Honesdale and Scranton, OSHA has proposed $178,649 in penalties for repeated failures to comply with federal requirements for fall protection.
Judge affirms OSHA’s egregious willful fall protection citations and other willful, repeat, serious violations related to a fatal fall that took place in December 2018.