Ill. builder shows “consistent reluctance” to follow safety standards
For the fifth time in five years, Miller Building Systems LLC has been cited by OSHA for exposing workers to fall and overhead hazards. In a bit of numeric irony, proposed penalties total $55,000.
An OSHA inspector observed two employees applying sheathing on April 9 while doing roofing work on a residential home under construction in Savoy, Ill. The workers had no fall protection, such as guardrail systems, safety nets, warning-line systems or personal fall arrest systems. And employee working at ground level was also at risk, since he was exposed to overhead hazards from the roofers and lacked adequate head protection.