A federal administrative law judge has upheld more than $145,000 in citations and penalties against a Denver roofing contractor for repeatedly exposing workers to workplace falls.
A roofing contractor in Ohio has been fined for exposing workers to fall hazards, making this the sixth time in three years the company has been cited for fall protection violations.
OSHA has implemented a “Weekend Work” initiative in which federal workplace safety and health inspections will occur randomly on weekends throughout Colorado.
A Tennessee contractor faces more than $122,000 in violations after a 16-year-old boy in their employ doing roof construction fell to his death in June 2020.
After multiple on-site investigations, OSHA cited the companies for exposing workers to falls and other dangerous safety hazards while erecting walls and sheathing roofs.
According to a safety study, providing more safety interventions produces a sense of invulnerability, leading roofers to take more risks and become less safe overall.