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OSHA Cites Miami Roofing Company After Fatal Accident

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Aleluya Roofing Co., Miami, with alleged safety and health violations following a fatal construction accident. The agency is proposing penalties totaling $154,800.

"This horrific accident could have been avoided if the employer had followed required safety procedures," said Luis R. Santiago, OSHA's area director in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "Tragedies like this simply should not happen."

The fatality occurred Jan. 25, 2006, when an employee fell from the roof of a six-story Abbott Avenue building in Miami and was impaled on the pickets of a wrought-iron fence. The worker had been assisting the operator of a trolley hoist when the rear of the machine lifted up, causing the machine and the employee to fall to the street below.

OSHA issued one willful citation with a maximum $70,000 proposed penalty for the employer's failure to comply with the manufacturer's operating specifications for the trolley hoist. A willful citation is issued when an employer has shown an intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. An additional willful citation with a proposed penalty of $44,000 was issued because fire exits were reportedly fastened closed with lumber and blocked on four separate occasions.

Aleluya Roofing also received 11 serious citations with proposed penalties totaling $40,800. These citations included the failure to do the following: provide fall protection in a hoist area and at the edge of a flat roof; train employees to recognize fall hazards; and protect employees from an array of dangers.

OSHA personnel issues serious citations when there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result, and that the employer knew or should have known of the hazards.

If you have suffered financial or emotional distress due to the negligence of others in California, contact our wrongful death lawyer now and obtain a free case evaluation.

 

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
There is a statute of limitation on wrongful death suits.
Every state has its own ‘statute of limitation’, which is the maximum allowable time in which to file. After this time a claim may be denied. It is important that you speak with a lawyer as soon as possible to insure your rights.

 


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OSHA Cites Miami Roofing Company After Fatal Accident
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State Settles Wrongful Death Claim Against Ketchikan Correctional Center
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An action which involves disputed issue(s) of fact or law.

Equitable action

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An action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries, and the prevention of threatened illegal action; case in which payment of money damages will not be adequate compensation.

Fair preponderance

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Level of proof in a civil action; more than half; more convincing.

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