Utah-based solar provider Ion Solar LLC faces $170,992 in proposed penalties after alleged worker safety violations in Johnstown, Colo., the DOL said Tuesday.
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors cited the company for willfully exposing workers to falls by allowing them to work on an icy, snow-covered two-story roof in Johnstown without legally required fall protection in late December 2022. The agency also cited Ion Solar for a lack of hard hats.
An onsite company manager also allegedly informed inspectors that he did not enforce the safety program for jobs that only last for one-day, DOL said.
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