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Kansas Roofing Contractor Fined $233K for Deadly Fall Hazards

Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Kansas roofing contractor again putting its employees at risk of falls from elevation — the construction industry’s deadliest hazard — by not providing required protective equipment at two residential worksites in October 2023. U.S. …

St. Louis Contractor Faces $276K in Fines Over Deadly Fall Hazards

Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Missouri roofing contractor again risking the safety of its employees by failing to protect them against the construction industry’s deadliest hazard — falls from heights— at five residential worksites in Wentzville in October and …

Illinois Construction Contractor Fined $264K for Safety Violations

An Illinois construction contractor – with a history of ignoring federal safety regulations – has again been found exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on a jobsite in Naperville. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health …

‘Severe Violator’ Ohio Contractor Agrees to $730K OSHA Settlement

The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement to resolve litigation following a March 2022 investigation at a work site in Wheeling that resulted in a dozen citations issued against an Ohio-based contractor with an extensive history of …

Ohio Roofing Contractor Faces $548K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards

On four occasions in less than three months in 2023, U.S. Department of Labor inspectors observed a Millersburg, Ohio roofing contractor again exposing workers to deadly fall hazards of up to 19 feet at four residential roofing job sites in …

Ohio Contractor Fined $228,000 for Exposing Workers to Hazards

A Dundee, Ohio contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations has added an additional $228,126 in fines to $108,318 in unpaid penalties with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for again exposing workers …

Illinois Contractor Faces $303,000 in Fines for Deadly Workplace Exposures

A Roselle, Illinois contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers to potential deadly fall hazards at a …

Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Fined $94,000 for OSHA Violations

Despite the potentially deadly consequences of its actions, an Appleton, Wisconsin contractor allowed three roofers to work at heights up to 18 feet without anchoring their fall protection, making it useless in preventing serious or fatal injuries. A U.S. Department …

Illinois Contractor Fined $378,000 for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards

A Roselle, Illinois contractor’s history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations and penalties – and a willingness to expose its workers to serious injuries or worse – continues, as federal inspectors found during their Nov. 8, 2021, …

OSHA Proposes $237K Fine Against Ohio Contractor For Exposing Roofers to Deadly Fall Hazards

A Hartsville, Ohio contractor has been cited for the sixth time since 2018 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on two separate Ohio job sites. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined ILS …