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
A roofer and his business have been temporarily banned from performing roofing services in Kansas and ordered to pay $40,000 in penalties after being found in violation of consumer protection laws.