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Find out which roofing contractors paid the heaviest tolls in 2022 following OSHA inspections.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows roofing remains one of the deadliest occupations in the United States.

Two unrelated incidents at universities making headlines show the need for roofing contractors to take proper precautions when working at heights.

OSHA opened an inspection in February when a worker for the roofing contractor fell from the roof of a three-story residential construction project in Spring Valley.

Roofers were repairing and replacing a roof at a Baton Rouge job site when one of them lost their footing, stepped on and fell about 30 feet through a skylight.

A Tennessee roofing contractor is dead and two others injured following an accident with an electrical hazard on July 11 at a home in Wilson County.

According to OSHA, the fatality could have been prevented if the Texas-based contractor heeded a citation issued a month prior to the incident for failing to provide a personal fall arrest system.

OHSA is proposing penalties for two contractors after a roof truss collapsed and killed a 67-year-old worker in Florida.

Held May 2-6, the annual event encourages construction workers and stakeholders to promote awareness and training to address one of the industry’s most dangerous hazards.

The families and friends of fallen workers and organizations will observe April 28 as Workers Memorial Day.