Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors have cited Fino Exterior Inc., Lake Zurich, Ill., for exposing workers to falls from elevation; this is the eighth time since 2020 the company has been cited, according to OSHA. The company is not an NRCA member.
Inspectors observed employees of Fino Exterior Inc. working on top of residential structures without legally required fall-protection equipment on four occasions in 2024. OSHA cited the company for 13 safety violations in three inspections in four months and proposed $262,631 in penalties.
In addition to lack of fall protection, OSHA cited Fino Exterior for permitting employees to work near energized power lines; not providing employees with required hard hats; failing to train workers regarding fall-protection hazards and prevention; lack of eye protection for workers operating pneumatic nail guns; and improper use of ladders.
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