MIAMISBURG -- A Dayton company has been cited and is facing a fine after one of its workers died as a result of excessive heat while working on a roof last summer.
The U.S. Department of Laborâs Occupational Safety and Health Administration says A.H. Sturgill Roofing Inc. violated two serious safety protocols Aug. 1, 2012, when a worker died from complications caused by heat stroke.
âSturgill Roofing has a responsibility to mandate that workers take frequent breaks in the shade and drink plenty of water during adverse heat conditions, which poses a risk of injury or death,â said Bill Wilkerson, OSHAâs area director in Cincinnati. âEmployers must train their supervisors and workers to recognize the warning signs of heat illness and take appropriate action.â
The 60-year-old temporary worker sustained heat stroke while working in direct sunlight on a commercial flat roof, performing tasks consisting of throwing rubber roofing material into a dump truck on the ground. The worker was hospitalized due to work-related heat exposure and died Aug. 22.
The industrial and commercial roofing company faces a fine of $8,820. Company officials also could contest the finding.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHAâs toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agencyâs Cincinnati Area Office at 513-841-4132.
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The U.S. Department of Laborâs Occupational Safety and Health Administration says A.H. Sturgill Roofing Inc. violated two serious safety protocols Aug. 1, 2012, when a worker died from complications caused by heat stroke.
âSturgill Roofing has a responsibility to mandate that workers take frequent breaks in the shade and drink plenty of water during adverse heat conditions, which poses a risk of injury or death,â said Bill Wilkerson, OSHAâs area director in Cincinnati. âEmployers must train their supervisors and workers to recognize the warning signs of heat illness and take appropriate action.â
The 60-year-old temporary worker sustained heat stroke while working in direct sunlight on a commercial flat roof, performing tasks consisting of throwing rubber roofing material into a dump truck on the ground. The worker was hospitalized due to work-related heat exposure and died Aug. 22.
The industrial and commercial roofing company faces a fine of $8,820. Company officials also could contest the finding.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHAâs toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agencyâs Cincinnati Area Office at 513-841-4132.
For more information, click here.