Snohomish, Wash.-based roofing contractor Allways Roofing, one of the state’s most frequent safety violators, has repeatedly been cited and now owes the state $3.5 million in fines.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2023, with number one being the most frequent cause of injury and death in roofing.

A 17-year-old, who was not legally allowed to work on a roof, fell over 30 feet off a townhome in Kamas, Utah, sustaining critical injuries 

The award winners will be honored at a ceremony on Nov. 16 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with Elite Roofing Supply vying for fastest-growing organization and top private company in Arizona awards.

A construction worker and roofer in Washington, D.C. were threatened by a man wielding an ice pick while waiting to begin work on a local business.

OSHA claims the roofing contractors exposed a dozen workers to falls from pitched roofs at heights up to 32 feet.

In five inspections of the contractor's worksites in Honesdale and Scranton, OSHA has proposed $178,649 in penalties for repeated failures to comply with federal requirements for fall protection.

A 40-year-old roofing contractor from Rockland County, NY, with a history of safety violations and two employee deaths, was charged with knowingly and willfully violating federal safety regulations, including failing to protect his employees from fall hazards, resulting in injuries and deaths.