Roofing Contractor Faces Nearly $300,000 in OSHA Fines for Fall Protection Violations
“These employees were one slip, trip or step away from deadly or disabling injuries,” said Warren Simpson, OSHA’s area director in Hartford. “Their employer knew this, yet chose to do nothing about it.”
Gleason Roofing Co. deliberately and repeatedly failed to use legally required fall protection for its employees at two New Britain, Conn., worksites and exposed workers to potentially fatal falls, OSHA alleges.
The Enfield, Conn.-based roofing contractor faces four willful and two serious violations and $294,000 in fines.
“These employees were one slip, trip or step away from deadly or disabling injuries,” said Warren Simpson, OSHA’s area director in Hartford. “Their employer knew this, yet chose to do nothing about it.”
