A Gresham roofing contractor has been fined more than $113,000 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from fall hazards that could seriously injure or kill.
New Exteriors LLC, based in Gresham, was given the fine after an inspection of a jobsite in Lake Oswego where work was being done on the roof of a multistory house. The inspection, and subsequent fine, was given by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA).
According to OSHA’s findings, the Gresham company did not ensure an employee, who was installing composite shingles 12 feet above the ground, was protected against a potential fall. New Exteriors allegedly violated an OHSA rule requiring employers provide, install and implement fall protection systems whenever work takes employees higher than 6 feet or more…