Federal workplace safety regulators have proposed just over $205,000 in penalties against a Missouri-based roofing contractor for exposing employees to fall hazards at three separate work sites.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Dece. 3 that it has cited Martin Davila – operating as Davila Construction – for exposing employees to fall hazards at three separate Missouri job sites in May, June and August 2019.
The residential roofing company faces $205,098 in proposed penalties.
OSHA inspectors issued safety violations at job sites in Wentzville, Grover and St. Louis. Inspectors cited Davila Construction for failing to provide adequate fall protection for employees working at heights; train employees on fall safety hazards and procedures, and the safe use of ladders; and provide personal protective equipment to employees using pneumatic nail guns.
OSHA also alleges the company violated electrical safety standards and allowed the operation of an internal combustion engines in close proximity to a five-gallon gas can.
OSHA also cited Davila for failing to develop and maintain a safety program, a violation for which OSHA cited the company in 2014.
Martin Davila has 15 business days from receipt of the 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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