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.
Malarkey Roofing Co. will pay $1.45 million in penalties for 10 years of air quality violations, including $1 million toward proposed projects and nonprofits to boost the local environment.
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 contractor attempted to retaliate against an immigrant worker by contacting ICE after the worker reported a serious injury that caused OSHA to investigate.