By Paul Snyder Company executives, project managers and safety directors could face up to 20 years in prison for work site accidents if a federal bill becomes law. The Protecting America‘s Workers Act, introduced by Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., would ...

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OSHA reports •    Roofing Specialist LLC, Madison, must pay a $2,000 fall-protection citation, a $2,000 ladders citation and a $4,000 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Sept. 1 during ...

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OSHA reports •    Robert Ver Hagen RV Construction Inc., Appleton, must pay a $600 personal-protective-equipment citation and two fall-protection citations, totaling $3,050, because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations July 23 during ...

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OSHA reports •    Freimuth Masonry Inc., Appleton, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Sept. 1 to reduce a $375 hazard-communication citation to $262.50 and a $525 scaffolding citation to $367.50. The company was issued the citations Aug. 21 during ...

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OSHA reports •    Rojas Plastering, Waukesha, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Sept. 1 to reduce a $2,000 scaffolding citation to $1,000, a $2,000 aerial-lifts citation to $1,000 and an $800 fall-protection-training citation to $400. The company was issued ...

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OSHA reports •    Rottier Brothers Construction LLC, Little Suamico, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Aug. 3 to reduce a $600 fall-protection citation to $420. The company was issued the citation July 9 during a single-family housing job in ...

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OSHA reports •    Affordable Quality and Excellence, Wauwatosa, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on March 30 to pay a $2,000 scaffolding-training citation, a $1,400 general-safety-and-health-provisions citation and 10 scaffolding citations, totaling $17,000. The company was issued the citations July ...

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Affordable Quality and Excellence, Wauwatosa, reached a formal settlement with OSHA on March 30 to pay a $2,000 scaffolding-training citation, a $1,400 general-safety-and-health-provisions citation and 10 scaffolding citations, totaling $17,000. The company was issued the citations July 17, 2008, during ...

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Payant Construction LLC, Green Bay, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on May 4 to reduce a $600 woodworking-tools citation to $420, a $450 electrical-wiring-design-and-protection citation to $315, a $1,050 scaffolding citation to $735 and a $1,500 fall-protection citation to ...

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Royal Construction Inc., Eau Claire, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Jan. 23 to reduce a $450 scaffolding citation to $0 and a $1,125 fall-protection citation to $787. The company and OSHA also agreed to dismiss a $900 scaffolding ...

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