An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found the owner of S&L Roofing, Gutters and Siding LLC, Liverpool, Pa., risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to falls from heights while they worked on roofs at a Mechanicsburg, Pa., apartment complex in June 2024, according to OSHA. The company is not an NRCA member.
OSHA inspectors opened an investigation of S&L Roofing, Gutters and Siding after the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry notified the agency that the owner and his 12- and 14-year-old sons were doing roofing work. In addition to finding the children exposed to fall hazards, OSHA determined the minors were exposed to injuries while using an incorrectly set extension ladder and pneumatic nail guns in violation of federal regulations.
OSHA issued the contractor a citation for five safety violations, including two classified as willful, and assessed $64,759 in proposed penalties.
S&L Roofing, Gutters and Siding is currently in litigation with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania after similar violations were cited by Pennsylvania safety inspectors in 2023. OSHA also cited the company for three serious violations for failing to use fall-protection systems in two inspections in 2015.
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