Roofing Contractor Fined $48K for Fall Hazards

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Wisconsin roofing contractor for the sixth time in the past five years for allegedly exposing employees to falls. Carlos Ketz, who operates as Ketz Roofing, based in Menasha, Wisconsin, was cited on July 5. OSHA has proposed penalties of $48,777. OSHA issued a citation for one willful violation after its inspectors saw employees working without adequate fall protection last month on a commercial building in Appleton. According to the citation, employees working on a steep-pitch roof were either not equipped with personal sys...