US Department of Labor investigation finds Birmingham construction company willfully exposed workers to trench collapse at Bessemer worksite

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US Department of Labor investigation finds Birmingham construction company willfully exposed workers to trench collapse at Bessemer worksite BIRMINGHAM – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found numerous safety hazards at a civil construction employer’s worksite following a trench collapse in Jefferson County. The department’sOccupational Safety and Health Administration investigators found CB&A Construction LLC workers removed and installed drain pipes for Jefferson County under a suspended load, without hard hats, and at the edge of an excavation that lacked protective restraints.OSHA cited CB&A Construction with a willful violation and proposed $170,145 in penalties.CB&A Construction LLC has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Penalties and citations may...
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US Department of Labor finds Trenton contractor again exposing workers to falls, this time at Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, River Vale work sites

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US Department of Labor finds Trenton contractor again exposing workers to falls, this time at Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, River Vale work sites
TRENTON, NJ -The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Trenton roofing contractor with a history of exposing workers to potentially deadly falls, after inspections at three worksites where the employer again intentionally failed to protect workers from falls as they installed roofs in Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, and River Vale. As part of its Local Emphasis Programs on falls in construction, OSHA opened an inspection on March 18, 2022, at a Mahwah worksite of Guelsin Lima, operating as Extreme Roofing and Siding LLC, after observing a worker working on a roof without fall protection. In three subsequent inspections, OSHA determined that Lima failed to provide fall protection and head and/or eye protection for workers installing roofing shingles.  The agency issued Lima citations for four willful and two serious violations, and proposed $247,309 in penalties. Falls are the leading cause of death in construction work. OSHA reports that 351 of the 1,008 construction workers who died on the job in 2020 were victims of falls from elevations. “Guelsin Lima continues to put employees at risk of potentially fatal injuries by blatantly permitting them to work without critical safeguards like fall protection,” explained OSHA Area Director Lisa Levy, in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. “Past OSHA inspections have made the employer fully aware of federal requirements for keeping workers safe and yet they callously ignore them. We will continue to hold employers like this accountable when they fail to meet their legal obligation to provide safe work conditions.” Fall-related injuries and fatalities can be prevented through knowledge and training. Visit OSHA’s website for information on fall protection in residential construction and protecting roofing workers. Guelsin Lima is a residential roofing and siding contractor with 16 employees. The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Learn more about the required use of fall protection in construction. Learn more about OSHA.

Published at September 29, 2022 at 05:00PM
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