Judge Dismisses $124K Fall Protection Violation, Cites Lack of Evidence

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration failed to prove that a Dish Network worker installing equipment on the roof of a Sonic fast-food restaurant in Syracuse, New York, was not using fall protection, an administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ruled in vacating a $124,305 fine. As documented in Acting Secretary of Labor v. Dish Network LLC, which became a final order of the commission Thursday, a Dish field technician and field service manager were working to install an antenna in 2022 when two OSHA compliance safety and health office...