Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

The penalties are in addition to a proposed $633,500 in OSHA penalties – still mostly unpaid – for similar violations found during 16 inspections since 2004.

The company's foreman failed to protect workers from known hazards as they did residential framing work on new homes under construction in Lake Zurich and Wheeling

OSHA previously cited the contractor for fall-related violations at worksites in Boston, Medford, Haverhill and Dorchester, Massachusetts between 2014 and 2016.

An Ohio roofing contractor who had a heated encounter with OSHA investigators was cleared of multiple safety violations.

The roofing and siding contractor has a history of receiving fall hazard citations since 2009.

OSHA has repeatedly cited the operator of the Wisconsin roofing company for exposing employees to fall hazards.

Both companies were found to have failed in implementing adequate fall protection systems, causing the penalties to multiply due to repeat violations.

OSHA inspections revealed the roofing contractor failed to provide fall protection for working installing shingles in Mahwah, Upper Saddle River and River Vale.

The two companies are considered severe violators by L&I for repeatedly violating fall protection rules.