The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hammers Construction Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo., and Montes Construction LLC, Colorado Springs, after a fatal fall at a worksite in Greenwood Village, Colo. The companies face proposed penalties of $177,893; they are not NRCA members.
OSHA inspected the worksite in March 2018 after an employee fell while installing metal roof panels on a storage unit building. OSHA cited the construction companies for failing to use adequate fall protection and restrict employees from standing on the mid-rails of scissor lifts. OSHA also cited Montes Construction in January 2018 for failing to provide fall protection; the company now faces a willful citation.
"These employers failed to protect their employees from well-known and preventable fall hazards," says OSHA Area Director David Nelson, in Englewood, Colo. "This tragedy could have been prevented if they had met their obligations and provided the required fall protection."
Hammers Construction and Montes Construction have 15 business days from receipt of 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.
NRCA encourages all members to comply with OSHA regulations to avoid possible citations and fines.
