OSHA Cites Construction Firm for Fall-Protection Violations

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a residential construction and carpentry employer in Illinois for what the agency called the continued failure to provide fall protection for workers. Investigations at two worksites operated by Martin Araujo, doing business as Araujo Construction, reportedly found carpenters and general laborers installing roof rafters and roof sheeting without fall protection. OSHA cited Araujo Construction with two "willful" violations for not providing fall protection, a "serious" violation for not having safe access to a...