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OSHA Fines Maine Roofing Firm $1.8 Million for Worker’s Death from Fall

The federal government says the owner of a Maine home improvement company must pay nearly $1.8 million in penalties for safety violations following the death of an employee. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the worker, 30-year-old Alan …

Contractor Company Owner Charged in Michigan Workplace Death

A western Michigan man has been charged with a crime in the death of a man who fell through a roof in 2012. The state attorney general’s office says investigators found many problems with Black River Builders. The state says …

Roofer Dies in Fall at Southwestern Illinois Home

Federal workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a roofer who fell from a southwestern Illinois home. Authorities say 36-year-old Joel Ponce-Luna of O’Fallon died at a hospital Wednesday shortly after the fall at a job site in his …