The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Ohio roofing contractor for eight willful and two repeat violations after inspectors found workers exposed to deadly fall hazards.
OSHA said Thursday it proposed $548,801 in penalties against Millersburg-based JMH Roofing LLC after employees were seen working on four different residential roofing jobs without proper fall protection during March, April and June investigations.
During the inspections, employees were seen performing roof work at heights greater than six feet without adequate safety protection. The company also failed to provide workers using nail guns with proper eye protection and allowed employees to work without properly extended ladders, OSHA said.
The agency said the company has been cited for similar violations numerous times since 2018.
JMH has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.