OSHA: Roofer Had Fall Protection Equipment on Hand but Failed to Use it

A Lake County, Illinois, contractor is facing $73,290 in fines after a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector allegedly witnessed workers on a roof not using fall protection despite having the equipment on hand. OSHA has charged CIC Corp. with six code violations stemming from an inspection at a worksite in Des Plaines, according to a Monday press release. "It is disheartening that this contractor, which was cited for the same safety violations in 2011 and 2013, allowed life-saving equipment to sit unused at a job site where, in just seconds, a worker could fal...