The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday that it cited a St. Louis-based roofing contractor for repeat violations after inspectors observed workers exposed to fall hazards at five residential work sites in November 2023.
OSHA cited HR Vasquez Construction LLC for 13 violations – nine repeat, three serious and one other-than-serious, and proposed $267,332 in penalties.
The agency said the company failed to provide employees with fall protection and failed to ensure workers using pneumatic nail guns wore proper eye and face protective equipment at the five work sites in Wentzville.
HR Vasquez has been cited seven times since 2021, according to OSHA.
The company has 15 business days to contest the latest citation and proposed penalties.