The US Labor Department has filed suit in federal court to force ECS Roofing Professionals Inc. to pay $360,531 for allegedly repeatedly exposing employees to falls from elevations, according to a Thursday news release.
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission affirmed the citations issued after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found that Joshua Herion, the operator of ECS Roofing, allegedly didn’t provide employees required fall arrest systems, a safety net, or guardrails as they installed siding and roofing materials at two job sites in Illinois and Wisconsin, the department said.
Herion has refused to pay the …
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