Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors have cited contractor JM Brother Construction LLC, Irvington, N.J., for exposing employees to potentially deadly falls, according to OSHA. The company is not an NRCA member.
Inspectors opened an investigation after observing employees of JM Brother Construction working on a roof at heights of up to 23 feet with no adequate fall-protection system in place in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., in March. In addition to the fall hazards, OSHA determined the company exposed workers to struck-by hazards by allowing them to ride without seat belts in an area of the company’s cargo vans not intended for passengers. The company also failed to protect employees from head impact injuries and allowed employees to use a ladder unsafely.
The agency cited JM Brother Construction for one willful and three serious violations; the company faces $77,684 in proposed penalties.
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