HARTFORD, Conn - OSHA has proposed $113,200 in fines for a West Hartford roofing contractor. The fine was proposed after an employee fell 24 feet from a roof on November 17, 2008. the company did not supply fall protection and used an aluminum ladder to access the roof. The ladder did not reach three feet ab above the edge of the roof, as OSHA requires. The ladder was not secure and was only 14 inches from an electric power line that was in use.
"This case is a graphic example of what can happen when basic, commonsense and legally required safeguards are ignored," said C. William Freeman III, OSHA's area director in Hartford. "Equally troubling was the placement of the aluminum ladder next to a live power line. This set-up left workers just inches away from death or disabling injuries." (OSHA.com)
The inspection found three "willful" citation with $105.00 in fines as well as three serious citations, with $8,200 in fines. These violations were all basic and should have been guidelines required by OSHA.
"This case is a graphic example of what can happen when basic, commonsense and legally required safeguards are ignored," said C. William Freeman III, OSHA's area director in Hartford. "Equally troubling was the placement of the aluminum ladder next to a live power line. This set-up left workers just inches away from death or disabling injuries." (OSHA.com)
The inspection found three "willful" citation with $105.00 in fines as well as three serious citations, with $8,200 in fines. These violations were all basic and should have been guidelines required by OSHA.
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