A south Florida roofer is again liable for failing to provide adequate fall protection, this time to employees working near unguarded holes, a workplace safety judge ruled.
Payton Roofing, Inc. allowed employees at a residential project site in Lauderhill, Fla., to work near unguarded holes without fall protection, Dennis Phillips, an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission administrative law judge, ruled (Sec’y of Labor v. Payton Roofing, Inc., OSHRCJ, Nos. 16-1161 and 16-1162, 12/4/17).
The review commission is an independent federal agency that provides trial and appellate review of contested citations and penalties resulting from inspections.
Payton also ...
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