Roofing Contractor Repeatedly Exposed Workers to Fall Hazards, OSHA Says

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Florida roofing contractor for allegedly exposing employees to fall hazards at residential work sites in Port St. Lucie and Naples. Sarasota-based Crown Roofing LLC faces proposed penalties of $265,196 in connection with the citations, which OSHA issued on Feb. 7. The company has 15 business days to contest the citations. OSHA initiated the inspections in August and October as part of the agency's Regional Emphasis Program for Falls in Construction, after inspectors allegedly saw the company's employees working on roo...