Items Tagged with 'fatal work injuries'

Find out which roofing contractors faced the heftiest penalties for safety violations in 2024. The list considers penalty amounts and fatal incidents, meaning higher rankings may reflect lost workers rather than six-figure fines.

The number of workplace fatalities in roofing increased in 2023, with the majority of incidents caused by a fall, slip or trip, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A 16-year-old tragically died after an aerial boom bucket he was in brushed a high-voltage line while working on a roof in Great Bend, Kan. The incident raises serious questions about child labor law enforcement and safety.

A devastating microburst hit West Phoenix last Wednesday evening with 77 mph winds, causing a warehouse roof collapse that trapped and killed a 22-year-old worker; it took rescuers three days to locate the body using K-9s, drones, and heavy equipment. 

The project delays that result from a fall-related injury or fatality will take up much more time than what was spent preventing the fall in the first place.

An upstate New York roofing contractor was sentenced for attempting to cover up an employee's death by moving the victim and instructing others to clean the scene to hide the lack of workers’ compensation insurance.

One construction worker died, and another was injured after falling through the roof of a primary school in Detroit; the cause is under investigation.  

The Department of Labor took what some have called 'unprecedented action' in seeking collection of debts owed by a Chicago-area contractor. With interest, the Illinois man owed more than $360K in penalties; the agency was preparing to lien the owner's personal property.

OSHA investigators say the roofing employee fell 27 feet while attempting to carry materials and climb a ladder jack scaffold.

The employee was installing metal roofing sheets on a building in November 2023, when they fell 12 feet onto a concrete slab below and suffered traumatic head injuries.