The New Jersey-based roofing contractor was cited for exposing unprotected workers to deadly fall hazards.
A New Jersey roofing contractor is facing $584,333 in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.nine willful and three serious violations
“Guelsin Lima has a significant OSHA history and is fully aware of what OSHA standards require,” said Lisa Levy, director of OSHA’s Hasbrouck Heights area office. “This latest inspection offers further proof that the operator of Extreme Roofing and Siding, LLC simply refuses to comply with the law. Lima was using the license and insurance documents of Extreme Roofing and Siding, LLC to secure contracts. He is the only party being fined.
The gravity of a violation is based on the severity of the injury that did or could occur and the probability that an injury or illness could occur from the violation,A willful violation, for example, is defined as a violation in which the employer either knowingly failed to comply with a legal requirement or acted with plain indifference to employee safety.
“If they don’t wear fall protection, it takes one second to slip and fall and get yourself killed,” Levy said.
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