Roofer faces 25 years in prison over employee’s fatal fall
Roofing company owner James J. McCullagh pleaded guilty last week to one count of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation causing death to an employee, four counts of making false statements, and one count of obstruction of justice. The case stems from a 2014 incident where a worker who was not provided with fall protection fell 45 feet from a roof while performing roofing repairs on a church in Philadelphia.