An Appleton contractor has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, better known as OSHA.
Hector Able Hernandez, the operator of Town City Construction, has been cited for repeatedly exposing employees to fall hazards and is facing an additional $350,000 fine on top of previous fines totaling $633,500.
These new fines stemmed from a pair of incidents in May and June where employees were put at risk of falling off of roofs at work sites.
Similar violations were found in 16 separate inspections since 2004.
OSHA Area Director Robert Bonack in Appleton stated in a news release that Hernandez, “continually puts vulnerable workers at risk by blatantly ignoring federal workplace safety laws that help protect workers from serious and sometimes fatal fall injuries.”
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
