Roofers were repairing and replacing a roof at a Baton Rouge job site when one of them lost their footing, stepped on and fell about 30 feet through a skylight.
A contractor attempted to retaliate against an immigrant worker by contacting ICE after the worker reported a serious injury that caused OSHA to investigate.
The 2020 incident occurred at a jobsite in Mars, Pa., where an employee fell to their death and three others were injured after falling from a roof and scaffold.
According to OSHA, the fatality could have been prevented if the Texas-based contractor heeded a citation issued a month prior to the incident for failing to provide a personal fall arrest system.
The New York company and its owner pleaded guilty to petit larceny and fifth-degree insurance fraud as well as second-degree grand larceny and second-degree insurance fraud.