Contractor Fined $128,345 for Repeated Violations

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a contractor $128,345 for numerous violations, including repeated violations of fall protection standards. Oregon OSHA said on Wednesday that it cited Shrader Homes Inc. for five violations of requirements to protect workers from serious injury or death. One of the violations was a fourth repeat infraction for failing to provide fall protection, the agency said. Another was a second repeat violation of a ladder safety rule. "Falls are one of the leading causes of death in the construction industry," the agency said. "Ore...