Roofers at a Topsfield, Massachusetts work site were exposed to a number of potential fall hazards, and their employer has been fined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (or OSHA).
A news release detailing the violations was released late last month.
The roofing company, based in Reading, Massachusetts, is facing a penalty of more than $40,000 in fines for the precarious positions in which their employees were placed.
US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Reading, Mass., roofer for exposing workers to fall hazards at Topsfield, Mass., work site, proposes $42,000 in fines
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