Category Archives: fall from height

Roofing contractor in Yonkers cited by OSHA for Putting Employees at Risk of Serious and Fatal Falls

A Yonkers Roofing contractor, Franco Roofing Inc, have been cited for seven repeat and four serious violations of workplace safety and health standards. Citations include a lack of fall protection for employees and a failure to provide general safety and health training. The OSHA proposed fines of up to $73,920, and issued repeat citations for the […]

Window Cleaner Falls to His Death from a 3rd Floor Tribeca Building.

Tragedy struck Tribeca last week when a window washer in his 30’s fell to his death. Police sources say that the man was cleaning without the correct harness. The man fell in front of a high-end drugstore, and although he was awake and breathing when first responders reached him, he was was later pronounced dead. Our […]