Mar
29
2011
Danvers, MA
OH & S
Contractor Zapped with $60,800 in Fines for Electrocution, Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited A.C. Castle Construction Co. Inc. of Danvers, Mass., for allegedly exposing employees to fall and electrocution hazards at a residential worksite. The roofing contractor faces a total of $60,800 in proposed fines for 21 repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards.)
Mar
17
2011
Naples, FL
Newswire.com
OSHA cites Naples, Fla., roofing contractor with 14 safety violations
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Naples, Fla., roofing contractor with 14 safety violations, nearly $61,000 in penalties )
Mar
13
2011
Vancouver, BC CA
Jane Seyd
Unsafe West Van work site nets roofer $145,000 penalty
THREE of the top 10 fines handed out last year by WorkSafe BC for workplace health and safety violations were to companies based on the North Shore.)
Mar
11
2011
New York, NY
Digital Journal
2 Fall to Their Deaths at NYC Construction Site
The two ironworkers who died after a five-story fall down an elevator shaft on a New York church construction site lacked even the most basic fall protection.
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Mar
10
2011
Madison, WI
Newswire.com
OSHA cites Diaz Roofing of Madison, Wis., for exposing workers to fall hazards
US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Diaz Roofing of Madison, Wis., for exposing workers to fall hazards; fines total $55,800)
Mar
03
2011
Blair, WI
Charlie Morasch
Milk producer fined after investigation of trucker’s fatal fall
A dairy processing cooperative in Wisconsin where a driver fell from his death last summer “willfully ignored” federal safety laws that require adequate fall protection for drivers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ruled.)
Feb
17
2011
New York, NY
The Perecman Firm
2 Fall to Their Deaths at NYC Construction Site, New York Construction Accident Lawyer comments
New York construction accident lawyer David Perecman comments on a recent New York construction accident in which two iron workers died. Brett McEnroe, 49, and Roy Powell, 51,died after a five-story fall on a New York church construction site. The two construction workers fell down an elevator shaft. Notably, they lacked even the most basic fall protection.)
Feb
05
2011
Braintree, MA
Newswire.com
OSHA proposes $235,500 in fines to Wilmington contractor
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<br />US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $235,500 in fines to Wilmington, Mass., contractor for fall and scaffold hazards at Boston's Rowes Wharf )
Feb
05
2011
Tewksbury, MA
Tewksbury Patch
OSHA Fines Company $54,000 for Hazards at Tewksbury Site
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Georgoulis Construction Inc. for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards for fall hazards at a Tewksbury worksite.)
Feb
02
2011
Lincoln, IL
OH & S
Illinois Roofing Firm Fined $102,000 for Fall Protection Hazards
OSHA has issued McEntire's Roofing Inc. of Lincoln, Ill., six citations for failing to provide fall protection for roofers working on residential projects. The company faces penalties totaling $102,000)