The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Florida roofing contractor after a 15-year-old worker fell 20 feet from the top of a two-story building and suffered serious head and spinal injuries.
OSHA said Friday it cited Lake Mary, Fla.-based JGN Services LLC for three serious violations and proposed penalties of $8,702 for the incident in February 2022. The agency said the contractor failed to install a guardrail, safety net or personal fall protection system for employees who performing roofing work, allowed improper use of ladders and failed to train workers to recognize fall hazards.
OSHA assessed a $55,841 civil penalty against JGN under the Child Labor Enhanced Penalty Program, saying the company violated child labor laws that prohibit employers from allowing minors under the age of 1
8 to perform certain roofing activities.JGN was further ordered to pay $106,600 in back wages and liquidation after investigators determined it misclassified some workers as independent contractors and failed to pay proper overtime wages.
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