Philadelphia stucco company continues to expose workers to fall hazards on, construction site

The following press release was published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Nov. 10, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

Proposed penalties: $51,590

Quote: "By not providing the proper scaffolding and fall protection, Alberto El Romero is taking unnecessary chances with workers' lives," said Nicholas DeJesse, director of OSHA's Philadelphia Area Office. "Falls are the leading cause of fatalities on construction sites, so it is vital that employers stay vigilant in protecting workers from those hazards."

View the citations: http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/Alberto_El_Romero_1093447.pdf

To ask questions; obtain compliance assistance; file a complaint; or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Philadelphia Area Office at 215-597-4950.

Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration