On Aug. 9, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found Brayden Roofing Specialists LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., willfully exposed employees to fall hazards by allowing them to work on 10-foot-high roofs without fall protection at a Jacksonville worksite, according to OSHA.
OSHA also cited the company with a serious violation for not ensuring ladder rails extended above the roof’s upper landing surface. The company faces $72,683 in proposed penalties.
In three previous investigations in 2022 and 2023, OSHA cited Brayden Roofing Specialists for similar issues. In May 2022, inspectors identified three serious violations related to lack of head protection, eye and face protection and fall protection at a Jacksonville worksite. In December 2022, OSHA cited the company with two repeat violations for lack of eye and face protection and fall protection at a Jacksonville worksite. In January 2023, the company received a citation for one repeat violation after inspectors found the employer did not ensure workers used fall protection at a Palm Coast, Fla., worksite.
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