Builder Cited for Repeat Fall Hazard Violations

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday that it cited an Illinois construction contractor after workers were found exposed to deadly fall hazards at a job site in August 2023. OSHA cited Oswego-based United Custom Homes LLC for one repeat, one willful, one serious and one other-than-serious violation and assessed $264,143 in proposed penalties after inspectors observed employees without protective equipment working atop a house under construction. The company also failed to train employees in fall hazards and on the proper use of ladders, and it didn&rsqu...