A Maine roofing and siding contractor willfully exposed its employees to fall hazards at a Hampden, Maine residential construction site on multiple occasions during the same inspection, according to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA has proposed a total of $501,376 in penalties for ARP Renovation LLC/A.R.P. Roofing & Siding LLC due to what it said was to the companies’ refusal to provide fall protection and other safeguards for their employees.
The Maine company, A.R.P. Roofing & Siding LLC, operates as a single entity with Medford, New Jersey-based ARP Renovation LLC. The firms are owned and operated by Andrew Raymond Pollock, according to OSHA.
OSHA said its inspectors found at least five employees exposed to falls of 10 to 18 feet to the ground and pavement below. OSHA standards require that employers provide fall protection for 6 feet or more above a lower level.
OSHA said it repeatedly informed Pollock of the fall protection requirement. After the firm refused to correct this hazard, OSHA said it took the rare step of posting an imminent danger notice at the site.
The agency cited the companies for three willful violations, which account for $435,081 of the total proposed penalties.
OSHA also cited the employer for six other violations, carrying $66,295 in proposed penalties.
OSHA said it cited this employer for fall-related hazards at New Jersey worksites in 2014 and 2021 and that this employer meets the requirements for OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
ARP Renovation has 15 days to comply or contest the findings.
Source: OSHA
Topics Workers' Compensation
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