The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a hefty fine of $328,000 to a Newark, New Jersey roofing contractor, RRC Home Improvement Inc., for serious fall hazards. This action highlights the critical importance of workplace safety, particularly in high-risk industries like roofing.
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Monday, December 23, 2024
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Paterson Contractors Settle with OSHA for $215,000 for Safety Violations
Two related North Jersey construction contractor companies – Primetime Construction LLC and its subsidiary Primetime Contractors LLC of Paterson – have agreed to pay $215,000 in penalties and undertake several significant safety measures to resolve numerous safety violations found at five Paterson construction worksites in 2021, as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
OSHA Fines Paterson NJ Contractor $1Million for Fall Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards, this time while working at a construction site in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
OSHA Fines NJ Container Company $437,860 for Safety and Health Violation
A transportation company faces $437,860 in federal penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated its Paulsboro, NJ, location and found workplace safety and health hazards.
Monday, May 22, 2023
United Hospital Supply Corp. faces $498K in penalties after amputation incident
An employee's first day of work at a southern New Jersey manufacturing facility ended tragically when he suffered the amputation of three fingers while operating a press brake without required safety guards, similar to violations cited by federal safety investigators at the facility in 2010 and 2015.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Paterson NJ Employers Face $518K in OSHA Fines
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued citations to three New Jersey contractors who willfully exposed employees to potentially lethal dangers by allowing them to work near energized power lines at a Paterson worksite.
Friday, June 17, 2022
OSHA Fines Robbinsville NJ $368K for Scissor Lift Hazard
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the fatal fall of a contractor at a Robbinsville NJ frozen food manufacturer identified a wide range of potentially fatal workplace hazards at CJ TMI Manufacturing America LLC, leading the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue the employer citations for 36 violations and proposed $368,513 in penalties.
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Central New Jersey facility to pay $273K, take corrective actions to resolve COVID-related respirator violations
OSHA finds employers failed to ensure safe respirator use while testing hundreds daily.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
OSHA Cites NJ Roofer for Violations
Saturday, December 17, 2016
OSHA Cites Paterson NJ Laundry for Violations - $91K In Fines
Paterson's Star Laundry fined $91K for 12 federal violations
- Employer name:
- Star Laundry Inc.
- 421 and 436 East 16th St.
- Paterson, New Jersey