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Roofing Company Cited and Fined in Worker's Death

Friday, May 22, 2015 | 0

A Jacksonville, Florida, roofing company faces $154,000 in penalties for not protecting one of its workers who crashed through a skylight, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  John W. Miles III died when he fell over 24 feet after falling through the skylight, which could have been avoided had his employer, Pinnacle Roofing Contractors Inc., installed safety cages around the skylight, the agency said in a press release.  The company was cited for two willful and two serious violations.  "While some skylights on the warehouse roof had safe...

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