OSHA cites recurring violator Roof Kings for fall-related violations for 5th time since 2014

BRAINTREE, MA – A Quincy-based roofing contractor exposed workers on the roofs of a garage and house in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood to potentially fatal falls from heights between seven and 21 feet, U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found.

Since 2014, OSHA has cited The Roof Kings LLC five times for hazards related to falls, the leading cause of death in the construction industry.

Following its recent investigation, OSHA cited the contractor for four willful and two serious violations of workplace safety standards and proposed $137,196 in penalties.

Specifically, the contractor failed to:

• Provide adequate fall protection for employees working at heights of seven to 21 feet.
• Effectively train employees to recognize and minimize fall hazards.
• Extend a ladder at least three feet above an upper landing surface accessed by employees.
• Ensure that employees carrying construction materials as they climbed a ladder to access a work zone could grasp the ladder with at least one hand.

The employer also did not provide hardhats to workers to protect them from falling construction debris and materials, and failed to have a competent person conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, materials and equipment to identify and address potential hazards.

“The Roof Kings LLC continues to ignore the law and willfully expose its...

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