A roofing contractor in Oregon faces more than $12,000 in fines for repeatedly violating job safety rules regarding fall hazard protection.

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.

A roofing contractor in Martin, Ohio faces stiff penalties after repeatedly and willfully exposing workers to fall safety hazards.

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.

A Charleston-based roofing contractor faces $202,988 in penalties for exposing workers to falls and other safety and health hazards.

Officials report the roofing contractor was working on a metal roof for the Bladen County Water Rescue Building when she fell 15 feet to her death.

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.

Five Star Roofing Systems Inc. faces $220,249 in penalties for repeatedly exposing its workers to safety violations involving head, eye, face and fall protection.