Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors have cited Carpenter Contractors of America Inc., Winter Haven, Fla., for again allowing employees to perform roofing work without adequate protection, according to OSHA. The company is not an NRCA member.
OSHA’s inspection at a residential job site in January in Ave Maria, Fla., found Carpenter Contractors of America willfully exposed employees to a 32-foot fall hazard because the company did not require fall-protection equipment for workers securing trusses and roof facia. The agency has proposed $161,323 in penalties.
Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. Learn how to reduce roofing-related injuries and deaths with NRCA’s safety classes, webinars and publications.
