OSHA Fines Maine Roofing Contractor for Repeatedly Endangering Employees
November 27, 2019
The United States Department of Labor Cites, Fines Maine Roofing Contractor for Repeatedly Endangering Employees
The United States Department of Labor Cites, Fines Maine Roofing Contractor for Repeatedly Endangering Employees
In Augusta, Maine, the US DOL, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has cited the owner of Purvis Home Improvement Company, Incorporated for willful, repeat and serious workplace safety violations at a jobsite in Springvale, Maine. The roofing contractor faces a total of $278,456 in new penalties.
OSHA initiated an inspection in response to a complaint. Inspectors found three employees working on a two-story residential roof without fall protection. OSHA also cited the employer for allowing employees to work on scaffolds near energized power lines, using ladders with side rails that did not extend at least 3 feet above upper work surfaces.
“OSHA regulations require that employees working at heights wear fall protection,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Loren Sweatt. “This employer’s ongoing defiance of the law continues to place his workers at risk for disabling and fatal injuries.”
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