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Items Tagged with 'fatalities in the workplace'

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OSHA Cites Texas Roofing Contractor for Role in Fatal Fall of 21-Year-Old Worker

June 30, 2022
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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.


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Florida Contractor Fined After 67-Year-Old Worker Fatally Injured by Collapsing Roof Truss

June 3, 2022
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OHSA is proposing penalties for two contractors after a roof truss collapsed and killed a 67-year-old worker in Florida.


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OSHA Proposes $1.2 Million in Penalties for New York Roofing Contractor Following Employee’s Fatal Fall

March 2, 2022
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OSHA previously cited the roofing contractor seven times since 2011 for fall-related hazards.


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IKO Pacific Fined $98,000 Following Worker Death

February 18, 2022
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The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries issued citations and a fine following an investigation into a worker’s death last summer.


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Roofing Deaths Decrease in 2020, but is One of Top 3 Deadliest Occupations

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Chris Gray
December 27, 2021
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Deaths in roofing decreased by 2.7% in 2020, but the industry has now become one of the three deadliest occupations in the United States.


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Florida Roofing Contractor Dies After Being Struck by Lightning

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Chris Gray
September 8, 2021
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A young roofing contractor tragically died after being struck by lightning while working on a job on Sept. 7.


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Department of Labor Fines Tennessee Contractor Related to Teenage Worker’s Fatal Fall

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Chris Gray
May 26, 2021
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A Tennessee contractor faces more than $122,000 in violations after a 16-year-old boy in their employ doing roof construction fell to his death in June 2020.


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The 10 Biggest Roofing Contractor OSHA Violations in 2020

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Chris Gray
December 31, 2020
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RC takes a look at 10 of the largest fines and penalties roofing contractors received from OSHA in 2020.


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BLS Report Shows Roofing Fatalities Up by 15% in 2019

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Chris Gray
December 24, 2020
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In the newest National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report, the data shows roofers accounted for 111 of the 5,333 fatal injuries that occurred in 2019.


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Oregon Officials Investigating Roofing Contractor’s Fatal Fall at High School

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Chris Gray
August 6, 2020
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A roofing contractor with River Roofing in Oregon died on Tuesday after suffering a fall at the construction site of a new high school.


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