A Suamico roofing contractor faces penalties of up to $180,469 after federal safety inspectors observed employees working without mandated fall protection.
Overhead Solutions LLC has up to 15 business days to comply and request an informal conference with Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials.
OSHA alleges that inspectors observed employees working 30 feet above ground at a Menasha Apartment May 25 and 13 days later observed subcontractors working on the roof of a 10-foot tall building in Appleton without adequate fall protection.
At the Menasha site, inspectors found employees wearing fall protection harnesses and anchors installed on the building’s roof with ropes attached to the anchors, but readily accessible lifelines were not attached as required. Inspectors also found employees exposed to deadly fall hazards as they unloading a pallet raised to the roof by a mechanical lift.
In both situations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened inspections.
The company received citations for four repeat violations and one serious violation of federal fall protection standards. The repeat violations are similar to those for which OSHA cited the company in Neenah, Seymour and Wrightstown in 2022.
