The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Jasper Contractors, Inc. for two safety and health violations. These two violations are
willful violations. They come in response to an inspection of a worksite in Jacksonville, FL in
March of 2015. This inspection was initiated after multiple complaints were submitted to OSHA
regarding employees working on a residential roof without safety protection. This is the third
time in a year Jasper Contractors was cited by OSHA during an inspection and since 2007,
OSHA has inspected Jasper 15 times, resulting in 37 citations. The citations from the inspection
in March are for a failure to ensure employees were wearing eye protection while using
pneumatic nail guns and exposing workers to falls from heights up to 13 feet by allowing them to
work without fall protection while performing re-roofing activities. These violations carry
proposed penalties of $140,000.
“Jasper’s management officials have been trained and know OSHA’s standards for protecting
workers while performing roofing activities, but we continue to find this employer ignoring
safety regulations and putting its employees at risk of death,” said Brian Sturtecky, OSHA’s area
director in Jacksonville.
As you can see, once a company has been audited and cited by OSHA, OSHA will continue to
audit the company as needed. And each time a violation is repeated, the fines increase. So if you
have been audited by OSHA before and are unsure if you have properly corrected any errors,
please contact a qualified third party occupational safety and health auditing firm.
If you have any questions about this audit or about properly ensuring your facility is OSHA
compliant, please contact us. If you have anything to add about this audit, please leave a
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