Roofing Firm Faces $102,000 Fine After Worker Death

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration slapped a roofing firm in Taunton, Massachusetts with two willful violations, one serious violation and proposed penalties of $102,900 after a worker died when a lift boom he was operating tipped over. The fall could have been prevented had Skyline Contracting and Roofing Corp. followed industry and federal safety standards, OSHA found. The incident that triggered the inspection was the death of Kevin Miranda, who was in the operator’s basket when the lift boom, extended to a height of 45 feet, tipped over. When the basket hit ...