Truss Collapse that Injured 4 Leads to $44,600 in OSHA Fines

After receiving a report from the Fort Worth Police Department that four workers were hospitalized after a roof truss collapsed, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed penalties of $44,600 against a the roofing company for failing to ensure workers used fall protection. OSHA said it issued citations for one willful violation and five serious violations to Jose Louis Hernandez on Thursday. The company not only failed to ensure that fall protection devices were used, it inadequately braced trusses, used extension cords with exposed wiring and missing grounding pins, fai...