Loading ...$70,000 Penalty for Potential 50 ft Fall
Contractor, Shawnlee Construction Inc, is facing a potential $70,000 fine from OSHA for allegedly committing a willful violation of fall protection safety. A willful violation is considered “one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employee safety and health.”
Allegedly, workers were exposed to a 50 ft fall while working without fall protection on a building’s roof. Workers are required to use fall protection when working at heights of 6 ft or greater.
$70,000 is a pretty steep fine until one ponders the consequences of an injury or death from a fall – workman’s comp, insurance or lawsuits. Yep, that gets pricy. And when one considers that falls are the number one cause of death in construction work, well, put the pieces together -spend the time and money on fall protection.
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