Roofing Contractor Fined $180,469 for Fall Protection Violations

Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a Wisconsin roofing contractor $180,469 for allegedly exposing workers to deadly fall hazards twice in less than two weeks. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said inspectors observed Overhead Solutions LLC employees working about 30 feet above the ground at an apartment complex in Menasha without adequate fall protection in May. “Thirteen days later, an inspector observed a project manager employed by Overhead Solutions LLC of Suamico hand out caffeinated energy drinks to subcontractors on a 10-foot-high roof in Appleton, a kind...