WONDER LAKE, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Zamastil Exteriors, a roofing company in Wonder Lake, with seven safety violations, including one willful and one repeat, following two separate inspections in July and in October 2012 for failing to provide and ensure workers use proper fall protection while conducting roof work on a multicomplex apartment building. Proposed fines from both inspections total $87,010.
“When working from heights, such as roofs, ladders and scaffolds, employers must plan projects to ensure that the job is done safely, provide the proper equipment and train workers,” said Kathy Webb, OSHA’s area director in Aurora.
A repeat violation with a fine of $10,780 was cited for the July 2012 inspection for failing to provide fall protection. A repeat violation exists when an employer previously has been cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years. A similar violation was cited in October 2011.
The October 2012 inspection began when an OSHA inspector witnessed violations of an aerial lift, which resulted in Zamastil Exteriors being issued a willful citation for again failing to provide proper fall protection equipment. A willful violation is one committed with intentional, knowing or voluntary disregard for the law’s requirements, or plain indifference to employee safety and health.
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