A Wisconsin roofing contractor is facing over $180,000 in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor for alleged repeated failure to protect workers and subcontractors from fall hazards following two incidents where employees were observed working without adequate fall protection.

A 17-year-old, who was not legally allowed to work on a roof, fell over 30 feet off a townhome in Kamas, Utah, sustaining critical injuries 

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A 40-year-old roofing contractor from Rockland County, NY, with a history of safety violations and two employee deaths, was charged with knowingly and willfully violating federal safety regulations, including failing to protect his employees from fall hazards, resulting in injuries and deaths. 

The most recent citation against the roofing company brings the total fines against it to more than $3 million since 2019.

A roofing worker reportedly fell to his death while working on a North Carolina high school building on April 26.

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This marks the eighth time the roofing contractor has been cited by OSHA related to fall hazards.

The roofing contractor has been placed on OSHA's severe violator enforcement program following repeated violations since 2019.

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.