During the summer of 2023, Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found Appleton, Wis.-based Bacilio Rios, who operates as Chilos Construction, did not provide employees with required fall protection when they were performing residential roofing work, exposing them to fall hazards, according to OSHA. The company is not an NRCA member.
On July 7, 2023, OSHA observed three workers employed by Rios near the peak of an Appleton home and another employee operating a leaf blower on the home’s roof with no form of fall protection.
OSHA cited Rios for four repeat violations and assessed $281,485 in proposed penalties. The violations included the company’s failure to provide fall-protection equipment or train employees how to use it; improper use of ladders; and failure to train workers regarding hazards related to falls and ladders. Rios was cited for similar violations in October 2022.
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