Davila Construction in Missouri is facing $205,098 in penalties after repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards and other safety violations throughout 2019.
OSHA has cited Proctor Enterprises Inc. — based in Stanley, N.Y., and doing business as Proctor Roofing and Contracting — for exposing employees to falls, slapping the company with $116,686 in penalties.
OSHA and the New York Department of Labor are investigating the death of a 33-year-old worker after he fell from a roof while not wearing a harness or safety equipment.
Two Florida-based roofing contractors face a total of $83,348 in penalties for exposing employees to fall hazards and stuck-by hazards at a work site in Greenacres, Fla.
OSHA and the National Safety Council have once again named fall protection - general requirements as the top workplace hazard on its annual Top 10 list.
An Ohio roofing contractor has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter regarding an employee falling to their death.