Wisconsin Contractor Cited 4 Times in 3 Years for Safety Violations

For the fourth time in three years, a Bloomer, Wis., roofing contractor was found ignoring workplace safety laws, federal and state safety officials say.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Affordable Exteriors was found twice by federal inspectors and twice by state inspectors to be putting employees at risk by allowing them to work withoutfall protectionequipment.

In the latest instance, OSHA inspectors observed seven Affordable Exteriors LLC employees working at heights of up to 25 feet at a Weston residential site without fall protection equipment.

OSHA issued the company twowillful, one repeated and three serious safety citations which they received Npv. 20. Proposed penalties from the agency’s April 2015 inspection total $112,200.

This is the fourth time OSHA has cited Affordable Exteriors for not providing fall protection at job sites in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 2014, OSHA and Minnesota OSHA cited the company for failing to provide fall protection at residential sites in Marshfield and Duluth, Minnesota. The company was also cited in 2013 for violations in Duluth. The business has not responded to OSHA and Minnesota OSHA to resolve the citations and penalties.

The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Source: OSHA

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